United States gubernatorial elections, 2000
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
‹ 1999  2001 › |
||||
| United States Gubernatorial elections, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2, 2000 | ||||
 |
||||
| Republican holds
Democratic holds Democratic pickups |
||||
The U.S. gubernatorial elections of 2000 were held on November 2, 2000. Eleven states voted to select a governor (and in some cases, lieutenant governor).
- Delaware gubernatorial election, 2000
- Indiana gubernatorial election, 2000
- Missouri gubernatorial election, 2000
- Montana gubernatorial election, 2000
- New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2000
- North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2000
- North Dakota gubernatorial election, 2000
- Utah gubernatorial election, 2000
- Vermont gubernatorial election, 2000
- Washington gubernatorial election, 2000
- West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2000
[edit] Election results
Only the governorship of West Virginia changed party hands in 2000 when Democrat Bob Wise defeated Republican incumbent Cecil Underwood.
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | Thomas R. Carper | Democratic | Term-Limited, Democratic victory | Ruth Ann Minner (Democratic) 59.2% John M. Burris (Republican) 39.7% Floyd McDowell (Ind. Delaware) 1.1% |
| Indiana | Frank O'Bannon | Democratic | Re-elected, 56.6% | David M. McIntosh (Republican) 41.7% Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 1.8% |
| Missouri | Roger B. Wilson | Democratic | Retired, Democratic victory | Bob Holden (Democratic) 49.1% Jim Talent (Republican) 48.2% Larry Rice (Independent) 1.5% John Swenson (Libertarian) 0.5% Lavoy Reed (Green) 0.4% Richard Kline (Reform) 0.2% Richard Smith (Constitution) 0.1% |
| Montana | Marc Racicot | Republican | Term-Limited, Republican victory | Judy Martz (Republican) 51% Mark O'Keefe (Democratic) 47.1% Stan Jones (Libertarian) 1.9% |
| New Hampshire | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | Re-elected, 48.7% | Gordon J. Humphrey (Republican) 43.8% Mary Brown (Independent) 6.4% John J. Babiarz (Libertarian) 1.1% |
| North Carolina | Jim Hunt | Democratic | Term-Limited, Democratic victory | Mike Easley (Democratic) 52% Richard Vinroot (Republican) 46.3% Barbara Howe (Libertarian) 1.5% Douglas Schell (Reform) 0.3% |
| North Dakota | Ed Schafer | Republican | Retired, Republican victory | John Hoeven (Republican) 55% Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic) 45% |
| Utah | Michael Leavitt | Republican | Re-elected, 55.8% | Bill Orton (Democratic) 42.7% Jeremy Friedbaum (Independent American) 2% |
| Vermont | Howard Dean | Democratic | Re-elected, 50.4% | Ruth Dwyer (Republican) 37.9% Anthony Pollina (Progressive) 9.5% Phil Stannard Sr. (Independent) 0.7% Joel W. Williams (Vermont Grassroots) 0.5% Hardy Macia (Libertarian) 0.3% Richard F. Gottlieb (Liberty Union) 0.1% |
| Washington | Gary Locke | Democratic | Re-elected, 58.4 | John Carlson (Republican) 39.7% Steve LePage (Libertarian) 1.9% |
| West Virginia | Cecil H. Underwood | Republican | Defeated, 47.2% | Bob Wise (Democratic) 50.1% Denise Giardina (Mountain) 1.6% Bob Myers (Libertarian) 0.9% Randall Ashelman (Natural Law) 0.2% |
[edit] See also
|
||||||||
  |
This American elections-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
