2000 United States presidential election in Kentucky

none June 2025 September 2023 2000 United States presidential election 2000 United States presidential election in Kentucky Kentucky presidential no 1996 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1996 2004 United States presidential election in Kentucky 2004 November 7, 2000 61.3%https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Statistics/turnout/1996-2000/00gen.pdf Voter Turnout Report for the 11/07/00 General Election Kentucky State Board of Elections x200px GeorgeWBush (1).jpg George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dick Cheney 8 872,492 56.50% Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994 (3x4 close cropped).jpg Al Gore Democratic Party (United States) Tennessee Joe Lieberman 0 638,898 41.37% 380px County results 380px Congressional district results 380px Bush #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% Gore #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) The 2000 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 7, 2000, as part of the 2000 United States presidential election, which included elections in all fifty states and the District of Columbia. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Governor of Texas George W. Bush won the state with 56.50% of the vote over Vice President Al Gore, who won 41.37% of the vote. Bush dominated in rural Kentucky, particularly the Pennyroyal Plateau, and won five of the state's six congressional districts. Gore only won the Louisville-based 3rd congressional district, though he also performed well in parts of the Eastern Coalfield. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Boyd County, Muhlenberg County, Harlan County, Perry County, Letcher County, Ballard County, and Fulton County have voted for the Democratic candidate. It also marked the first ever election in which Wolfe County and Morgan County in the Eastern Coalfield voted for a Republican.The Political Graveyard: Wolfe County, Ky. http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/WL-votes.html 2020-06-21 politicalgraveyard.com This election marked the state's shift from a swing state to a safely Republican state, which would be further cemented by its vote for John McCain in 2008. Kentucky was one of nine states to vote for Bill Clinton in both 1992 and 1996 that Gore lost. It was also the only state to back Clinton in 1996 that Gore lost by a double digit margin. Bush became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Jefferson County since Theodore Roosevelt in 1904. Primaries 2000 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary Results 2000 United States presidential election in Kentucky Republican Party (United States) George W. Bush Texas Dick Cheney Wyoming 872,492 56.50% 8 100.00% 11.62% Democratic Party (United States) Al Gore Tennessee Joe Lieberman Connecticut 638,898 41.37% 0 0.00% 4.47% Green Party of the United States Ralph Nader Connecticut Winona LaDuke Minnesota 23,192 1.50% 0 0.00% 1.50% Reform Party of the United States of America Pat Buchanan Virginia Ezola B. Foster California 4,173 0.27% 0 0.00% 8.40% Libertarian Party (United States) Harry Browne Tennessee Art Olivier California 2,896 0.19% 0 0.00% 0.10% Natural Law Party (United States) John Hagelin Tennessee Nat Goldhaber California 1,533 0.10% 0 0.00% 0.01% Independent politician Howard Phillips Tennessee Joseph Sobran 923 0.06% 0 0.00% 0.06% 1,544,187 100.00% 8 100.00% By county CountyGeorge W. BushRepublicanAl GoreDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Adair5,46074.51%1,77924.28%891.21%3,68150.23%7,328Allen4,41568.67%1,95030.33%641.00%2,46538.34%6,429Anderson4,90961.62%2,90236.43%1561.96%2,00725.19%7,967Ballard1,82448.38%1,88049.87%661.75%-56-1.49%3,770Barren8,74163.14%4,93035.61%1731.25%3,81127.53%13,844Bath2,30351.49%2,08746.66%831.86%2164.83%4,473Bell5,58552.63%4,78745.11%2392.25%7987.52%10,611Boone22,01668.83%9,24828.91%7202.25%12,76839.92%31,984Bourbon3,88154.65%3,04842.92%1732.44%83311.73%7,102Boyd9,24748.21%9,54149.74%3942.05%-294-1.53%19,182Boyle6,12659.33%3,96338.38%2372.30%2,16320.95%10,326Bracken2,06568.40%88829.41%662.19%1,17738.99%3,019Breathitt2,08441.08%2,90257.20%871.71%-818-16.12%5,073Breckinridge4,76363.91%2,59534.82%951.27%2,16829.09%7,453Bullitt14,05461.91%8,19536.10%4521.99%5,85925.81%22,701Butler3,65472.93%1,29925.93%571.14%2,35547.00%5,010Caldwell3,16157.66%2,22340.55%981.79%93817.11%5,482Calloway7,70556.35%5,63541.21%3332.44%2,07015.14%13,673Campbell20,78961.45%12,04035.59%1,0002.96%8,74925.86%33,829Carlisle1,40554.18%1,14944.31%391.50%2569.87%2,593Carroll1,81851.96%1,60145.76%802.29%2176.20%3,499Carter4,61751.53%4,18246.68%1601.79%4354.85%8,959Casey4,28478.33%1,12220.52%631.15%3,16257.81%5,469Christian10,78760.69%6,77838.14%2081.17%4,00922.55%17,773Clark7,29758.50%4,91839.43%2582.07%2,37919.07%12,473Clay4,92673.31%1,72325.64%701.04%3,20347.67%6,719Clinton3,22474.89%1,03223.97%491.14%2,19250.92%4,305Crittenden2,46959.44%1,61038.76%751.81%85920.68%4,154Cumberland2,22073.85%73624.48%501.66%1,48449.37%3,006Daviess21,36158.94%14,12638.98%7532.08%7,23519.96%36,240Edmonson3,25065.07%1,71034.23%350.70%1,54030.84%4,995Elliott82734.73%1,52564.05%291.22%-698-29.32%2,381Estill3,03364.39%1,59133.78%861.83%1,44230.61%4,710Fayette54,49551.67%47,27744.82%3,7053.51%7,2186.85%105,477Fleming3,28263.37%1,81335.01%841.62%1,46928.36%5,179Floyd5,06832.92%10,08865.53%2381.55%-5,020-32.61%15,394Franklin10,20947.15%10,85350.12%5922.73%-644-2.97%21,654Fulton1,29346.38%1,45252.08%431.54%-159-5.70%2,788Gallatin1,34554.70%1,04942.66%652.64%29612.04%2,459Garrard4,04369.43%1,71329.42%671.15%2,33040.01%5,823Grant4,40562.02%2,56836.15%1301.83%1,83725.87%7,103Graves7,84955.15%6,09742.84%2852.00%1,75212.31%14,231Grayson5,84368.28%2,60430.43%1111.30%3,23937.85%8,558Green3,61576.01%1,08522.81%561.18%2,53053.20%4,756Greenup7,23349.33%7,16448.86%2661.81%690.47%14,663Hancock2,03256.29%1,50841.77%701.94%52414.52%3,610Hardin18,96461.79%11,09536.15%6312.06%7,86925.64%30,690Harlan4,98047.27%5,36550.93%1901.80%-385-3.66%10,535Harrison3,79357.37%2,65840.21%1602.42%1,13517.16%6,611Hart3,72561.89%2,20136.57%931.55%1,52425.32%6,019Henderson7,69848.00%8,05450.22%2871.79%-356-2.22%16,039Henry3,24459.27%2,11738.68%1122.05%1,12720.59%5,473Hickman1,15154.19%94044.26%331.55%2119.93%2,124Hopkins9,49057.55%6,73440.84%2651.61%2,75616.71%16,489Jackson4,07984.02%70114.44%751.54%3,37869.58%4,855Jefferson145,05247.97%149,90149.58%7,4092.45%-4,849-1.61%302,362Jessamine10,07466.89%4,63330.76%3542.35%5,44136.13%15,061Johnson4,78358.47%3,25139.74%1461.78%1,53218.73%8,180Kenton35,36362.87%19,10033.96%1,7863.18%16,26328.91%56,249Knott2,02931.42%4,34967.34%801.24%-2,320-35.92%6,458Knox6,05861.13%3,69037.24%1621.63%2,36823.89%9,910LaRue3,38465.34%1,72733.35%681.31%1,65731.99%5,179Laurel13,02971.90%4,85626.80%2351.30%8,17345.10%18,120Lawrence2,96955.94%2,25842.55%801.51%71113.39%5,307Lee1,89368.49%83630.25%351.27%1,05738.24%2,764Leslie3,15971.24%1,21027.29%651.47%1,94943.95%4,434Letcher4,09245.54%4,69852.29%1952.17%-606-6.75%8,985Lewis3,21770.42%1,29328.31%581.27%1,92442.11%4,568Lincoln4,79563.12%2,67835.25%1241.63%2,11727.87%7,597Livingston2,11850.07%2,02247.80%902.13%962.27%4,230Logan5,34457.27%3,88541.63%1031.10%1,45915.64%9,332Lyon1,68849.36%1,68049.12%521.52%80.24%3,420McCracken14,74555.25%11,41242.76%5321.99%3,33312.49%26,689McCreary3,32169.20%1,41829.55%601.25%1,90339.65%4,799McLean2,21955.17%1,74743.44%561.39%47211.73%4,022Madison13,68257.81%9,30939.33%6752.85%4,37318.48%23,666Magoffin2,78551.07%2,60347.74%651.19%1823.33%5,453Marion3,25952.77%2,77844.98%1392.25%4817.79%6,176Marshall7,29453.00%6,20345.08%2641.92%1,0917.92%13,761Martin2,66759.85%1,71438.46%751.68%95321.39%4,456Mason3,57260.82%2,17837.08%1232.09%1,39423.74%5,873Meade5,31958.64%3,59639.64%1561.72%1,72319.00%9,071Menifee1,17052.02%1,03846.15%411.82%1325.87%2,249Mercer5,36262.12%3,09235.82%1782.06%2,27026.30%8,632Metcalfe2,47664.33%1,31834.24%551.43%1,15830.09%3,849Monroe4,37778.60%1,15820.79%340.61%3,21957.81%5,569Montgomery4,53453.22%3,83344.99%1521.78%7018.23%8,519Morgan2,29554.13%1,87544.22%701.65%4209.91%4,240Muhlenberg5,51846.15%6,29552.65%1431.20%-777-6.50%11,956Nelson7,71457.19%5,48140.64%2932.17%2,23316.55%13,488Nicholas1,61360.34%99437.19%662.47%61923.15%2,673Ohio5,41360.94%3,30337.19%1661.87%2,11023.75%8,882Oldham13,58067.00%6,23630.77%4522.23%7,34436.23%20,268Owen2,58263.44%1,39434.25%942.31%1,18829.19%4,070Owsley1,46680.28%33918.57%211.15%1,12761.71%1,826Pendleton3,04463.38%1,67034.77%891.85%1,37428.61%4,803Perry5,30048.18%5,51450.13%1861.69%-214-1.95%11,000Pike11,00544.13%13,61154.59%3191.28%-2,606-10.46%24,935Powell2,25851.77%2,00846.03%962.20%2505.74%4,362Pulaski15,84573.56%5,41525.14%2811.30%10,43048.42%21,541Robertson63063.13%34134.17%272.71%28928.96%998Rockcastle3,99276.08%1,17422.37%811.54%2,81853.71%5,247Rowan3,54649.07%3,50548.51%1752.42%410.56%7,226Russell5,26874.47%1,71024.17%961.36%3,55850.30%7,074Scott7,95257.68%5,47239.69%3622.63%2,48017.99%13,786Shelby8,06863.34%4,43534.82%2351.84%3,63328.52%12,738Simpson3,16954.41%2,58344.35%721.24%58610.06%5,824Spencer3,15066.01%1,55432.56%681.42%1,59633.45%4,772Taylor6,15167.96%2,79030.83%1101.23%3,36137.13%9,051Todd2,64663.20%1,49635.73%451.07%1,15027.47%4,187Trigg3,13058.57%2,11039.48%1041.95%1,02019.09%5,344Trimble1,83759.62%1,18138.33%632.04%65621.29%3,081Union2,74951.21%2,54747.45%721.34%2023.76%5,368Warren20,23561.36%12,18036.94%5601.70%8,05524.42%32,975Washington3,04466.35%1,45831.78%861.87%1,58634.57%4,588Wayne4,06962.85%2,31235.71%931.44%1,75727.14%6,474Webster2,59951.24%2,38847.08%851.68%2114.16%5,072Whitley7,50263.72%4,10134.83%1711.45%3,40128.89%11,774Wolfe1,26752.25%1,13646.85%220.91%1315.40%2,425Woodford5,89058.10%3,99539.41%2522.49%1,89518.69%10,137Totals872,49256.50%638,89841.37%32,7972.12%233,59415.13%1,544,187 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 22em Bath (Largest city: Owingsville) Bell (Largest city: Middlesboro) Bourbon (Largest city: Paris) Caldwell (Largest city: Princeton) Calloway (Largest city: Murray) Carlisle (Largest city: Bardwell) Carroll (Largest city: Carrollton) Carter (Largest city: Grayson) Clark (Largest city: Winchester) Fayette (Largest city: Lexington) Gallatin (Largest city: Warsaw) Graves (Largest city: Mayfield) Greenup (Largest city: Flatwoods) Hancock (Largest city: Hawesville) Harrison (Largest city: Cynthiana) Henry (Largest city: Eminence) Hickman (Largest city: Clinton) Hopkins (Largest city: Madisonville) Johnson (Largest city: Paintsville) Lawrence (Largest city: Louisa) Livingston (Largest city: Salem) Logan (Largest city: Russellville) Lyon (Largest city: Eddyville) Magoffin (Largest city: Salyersville) Marion (Largest city: Lebanon) Marshall (Largest city: Benton) Martin (Largest city: Inez) McCracken (Largest city: Paducah) McLean (Largest city: Livermore) Meade (Largest city: Brandenburg) Menifee (Largest city: Frenchburg) Montgomery (Largest city: Mount Sterling) Morgan (Largest city: West Liberty) Nelson (Largest city: Bardstown) Nicholas (Largest city: Carlisle) Ohio (Largest city: Beaver Dam) Powell (Largest city: Stanton) Rowan (Largest city: Morehead) Simpson (Largest city: Franklin) Trigg (Largest city: Cadiz) Trimble (Largest city: Bedford) Union (Largest city: Morganfield) Webster (Largest city: Providence) Wolfe (Largest city: Campton) By congressional district Bush won five of the state's six congressional districts. Each candidate won a district held by the other party. District Bush Gore RepresentativeKentucky 1 1st 58% 41%Ed WhitfieldKentucky 2 2nd 62% 36%Ron LewisKentucky 3 3rd 46% 51%Anne NorthupKentucky 4 4th 61% 37%Ken LucasKentucky 5 5th 57% 42%Hal RogersKentucky 6 6th 56% 42%Ernie Fletcher Electors List of 2000 United States presidential electors Technically the voters of Kentucky cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Kentucky is allocated 8 electors because it has 6 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 8 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 8 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector. The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 2000http://www.uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/ARTICLES/pe2000timeline.php 2000 Post-Election Timeline of Events to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols. The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All were pledged to and voted for George W. Bush and Dick Cheney:http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html President Elect - 2000 2009-10-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20120212174238/http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html 2012-02-12 dead George S. Beard William S. Farish Jr Robert B. Fearing Connie S. Hayes G. Richard Noss Jr. A. Douglas Reece Michael A. Shea Larry Joe Walden References Kentucky Category:2000 Kentucky elections 2000