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2000 United States presidential election
2000 United States presidential election in South Dakota South Dakota presidential no 1996 United States presidential election in South Dakota 1996 2004 United States presidential election in South Dakota 2004 November 7, 2000 x200px GeorgeWBush (1).jpg George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dick Cheney 3 190,700 60.30% Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994 (3x4 close cropped).jpg Al Gore Democratic Party (United States) Tennessee Joe Lieberman 0 118,804 37.56% 2000 United States presidential election in South Dakota results map by county.svg 300px County results
Bush
#f2b3be 40–50%
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#d40000 70–80%
#aa0000 80–90%
Gore
#86b6f2 50–60%
#4389e3 60–70%
#0645b4 80–90% President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) George W. Bush Republican Party (United States)
The 2000 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
South Dakota was won by Governor George W. Bush by a 22.74 point margin of victory.
Results
2000 United States presidential election in South Dakotahttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential ElectionsPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican George W. Bush 190,700 60.30% 3 Democratic Al Gore 118,804 37.56% 0 Reform Pat Buchanan 3,322 1.05% 0 Independent Howard Phillips 1,781 0.56% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne 1,662 0.53% 0
Results by county
CountyOur Campaigns; SD US Presidential Election Race, November 07, 2000George W. BushRepublicanAl GoreDemocraticPat BuchananReformHoward PhillipsIndependentHarry E. BrowneLibertarianMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#%#%#%Aurora84759.94%51336.31%322.26%151.06%60.42%33423.63%1,413Beadle4,34756.17%3,21641.56%811.05%450.58%500.65%1,13114.61%7,739Bennett71263.80%37733.78%90.81%90.81%90.81%33530.02%1,116Bon Homme1,90160.56%1,16237.02%401.27%170.54%190.61%73923.54%3,139Brookings6,21256.55%4,54641.39%870.79%490.45%900.82%1,66615.16%10,984Brown9,06054.72%7,17343.33%1580.95%920.56%730.44%1,88711.39%16,556Brule1,26858.51%81837.75%391.80%271.25%150.69%45020.76%2,167Buffalo14034.31%25662.75%92.21%30.74%00.00% -116 -28.44%408Butte2,76074.82%84022.77%411.11%210.57%270.73%1,92052.05%3,689Campbell73980.59%14716.03%222.40%80.87%10.11%59264.56%917Charles Mix2,20561.61%1,30036.32%461.29%150.42%130.36%90525.29%3,579Clark1,27260.34%79137.52%311.47%100.47%40.19%48122.82%2,108Clay2,36346.29%2,63851.67%310.61%210.41%521.02% -275 -5.38%5,105Codington6,71860.32%4,19237.64%1271.14%590.53%420.38%2,52622.68%11,138Corson62950.60%54944.17%504.02%80.64%70.56%806.43%1,243Custer2,49569.83%95526.73%451.26%381.06%401.12%1,54043.10%3,573Davison4,44559.05%2,93639.00%620.82%600.80%250.33%1,50920.05%7,528Day1,62350.77%1,49246.67%491.53%210.66%120.38%1314.10%3,197Deuel1,24555.98%92641.64%381.71%80.36%70.31%31914.34%2,224Dewey76145.27%88052.35%201.19%160.95%40.24% -119 -7.08%1,681Douglas1,31176.71%36321.24%191.11%100.59%60.35%94855.47%1,709Edmunds1,25763.29%67634.04%281.41%180.91%70.35%58129.25%1,986Fall River2,18563.72%1,13333.04%461.34%300.87%351.02%1,05230.68%3,429Faulk90468.02%38829.19%251.88%90.68%30.23%51638.83%1,329Grant2,23558.36%1,47538.51%772.01%290.76%140.37%76019.85%3,830Gregory1,48765.88%71831.81%351.55%110.49%60.27%76934.07%2,257Haakon93883.08%16414.53%211.86%50.44%10.09%77468.55%1,129Hamlin1,73163.57%92333.90%381.40%140.51%170.62%80829.67%2,723Hand1,41969.87%56527.82%281.38%130.64%60.30%85442.05%2,031Hanson94466.43%45732.16%60.42%100.70%40.28%48734.27%1,421Harding65088.92%648.76%101.37%40.55%30.41%58680.16%731Hughes5,18868.86%2,21229.36%540.72%440.58%360.48%2,97639.50%7,534Hutchinson2,49768.88%1,05229.02%511.41%190.52%60.17%1,44539.86%3,625Hyde59270.90%21826.11%202.40%30.36%20.24%37444.79%835Jackson68766.06%31930.67%161.54%111.06%70.67%36835.39%1,040Jerauld62455.61%46841.71%191.69%70.62%40.36%15613.90%1,122Jones50976.66%13720.63%50.75%91.36%40.60%37256.03%664Kingsbury1,61259.11%1,04938.47%361.32%120.44%180.66%56320.64%2,727Lake2,72452.85%2,33145.23%470.91%270.52%250.49%3937.62%5,154Lawrence6,32767.27%2,79729.74%1101.17%730.78%991.05%3,53037.53%9,406Lincoln6,54662.01%3,84436.42%800.76%560.53%300.28%2,70225.59%10,556Lyman87563.13%48234.78%141.01%110.79%40.29%39328.35%1,386Marshall1,09752.77%93945.17%190.91%150.72%90.43%1587.60%2,079McCook1,61061.19%96536.68%431.63%120.46%10.04%64524.51%2,631McPherson1,07375.72%29520.82%332.33%151.06%10.07%77854.90%1,417Meade6,87073.35%2,26724.20%1021.09%650.69%620.66%4,60349.15%9,366Mellette49567.53%22230.29%121.64%20.27%20.27%27337.24%733Miner72457.19%52341.31%110.87%60.47%20.16%20115.88%1,266Minnehaha33,42854.47%27,04244.06%3810.62%2280.37%2900.47%6,38610.41%61,369Moody1,36149.76%1,31848.19%281.02%140.51%140.51%431.57%2,735Pennington24,69667.55%11,12330.43%2750.75%1950.53%2680.73%13,57337.12%36,557Perkins1,23776.64%29718.40%493.04%201.24%110.68%94058.24%1,614Potter1,11274.43%35623.83%130.87%70.47%60.40%75650.60%1,494Roberts2,23754.91%1,70041.73%932.28%260.64%180.44%53713.18%4,074Sanborn76760.49%46836.91%151.18%90.71%90.71%29923.58%1,268Shannon25212.90%1,66785.36%140.72%100.51%100.51% -1,415 -72.46%1,953Spink1,95759.59%1,27438.79%260.79%180.55%90.27%68320.80%3,284Stanley95569.15%40229.11%130.94%70.51%40.29%55340.04%1,381Sully63372.68%20924.00%202.30%60.69%30.34%42448.68%871Todd47831.99%99366.47%70.47%100.67%60.40% -515 -34.48%1,494Tripp1,90969.04%79928.90%361.30%130.47%80.29%1,11040.14%2,765Turner2,51462.79%1,41435.31%390.97%250.62%120.30%1,10027.48%4,004Union3,26556.57%2,35840.85%1091.89%230.40%170.29%90715.72%5,772Walworth1,75868.86%72128.24%411.61%210.82%120.47%1,03740.62%2,553Yankton4,90456.11%3,59641.14%1311.50%680.78%410.47%1,30814.97%8,740Ziebach38453.26%31443.55%101.39%70.97%60.83%709.71%721Totals190,70060.30%118,80437.56%3,3221.05%1,7810.56%1,6620.53%71,89622.74%316,269
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
22em
Beadle (largest city: Huron)
Bon Homme (largest city: Springfield)
Brown (largest city: Aberdeen)
Brule (largest city: Chamberlain)
Charles Mix (largest city: Wagner)
Corson (largest city: McLaughlin)
Day (largest city: Webster)
Deuel (largest city: Clear Lake)
Grant (largest city: Milbank)
Jerauld (largest city: Wessington Springs)
Kingsbury (largest city: De Smet)
Lake (largest city: Madison)
Marshall (largest city: Britton)
Miner (largest city: Howard)
Minnehaha (largest city: Sioux Falls)
Moody (largest city: Flandreau)
Roberts (largest city: Sisseton)
Sanborn (largest city: Woonsocket)
Union (largest city: Dakota Dunes)
Ziebach (largest city: Dupree)
By congressional district
Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This is called the at-large district, because it covers the entire state, and thus is equivalent to the statewide election results.
District Bush Gore RepresentativeAt-large 60.3% 37.6%John Thune
Electors
List of 2000 United States presidential electors
The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 20002000 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania 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 Bush and Dick Cheney:http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html President Elect - 2000 2011-05-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20120212174238/http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html 2012-02-12 dead mdy-all
Carole Hillard
William J. Janklow
Joel Rosenthal
See also
Presidency of George W. Bush
United States presidential elections in South Dakota
References
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