2000 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary
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29 Democratic National Convention delegates (22 pledged, 7 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote | |||||||||||||||||||
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.svg) Primary results by county Gore: 40–50% 50–60% Bradley: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary, was the second major test of the leading contenders for the Democratic Party's nomination as its candidate for the 2000 presidential election, took place on February 1, 2000.
Candidates
- Bill Bradley, former Senator from New Jersey
- Al Gore, incumbent Vice President of the United States from Tennessee
Campaign
Vice President Al Gore was seen as the frontrunner for the nomination, but after Bill Bradley received 36% in Iowa and was catching up to Gore in the polls the Gore campaign and many pundits believed that Bradley could defeat Gore and would use the momentum to propel himself into the nomination on Super Tuesday.
Results
| 2000 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary results | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates | ||
| Democratic | Al Gore | 76,897 | 49.73% | 13 | ||
| Democratic | Bill Bradley | 70,502 | 45.59% | 9 | ||
| Democratic | Charlie Buckley | 322 | 0.21% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Heather A. Harder | 192 | 0.12% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Jeffrey B. Peter | 156 | 0.10% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | John B. Eaton | 134 | 0.09% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Lyndon LaRouche, Jr. | 124 | 0.08% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Jim Taylor | 87 | 0.06% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Mark Greenstein | 75 | 0.05% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Nathaniel T. Mullins | 35 | 0.02% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Edward T. O'Donnell, Jr. | 35 | 0.02% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Willie Felix Carter | 30 | 0.02% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Randolph W. Crow | 29 | 0.02% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Vincent S. Hamm | 22 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Thomas Koos | 19 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Michael Stok | 18 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Write-in candidates | 5,962 | 3.86% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Unallocated | 0 | 0% | 7 | ||
| Totals | Democratic | All Candidates | 154,639 | 100.00% | 22 | |
Al Gore won 8 of New Hampshire's 10 counties. Bill Bradley lost the rest of the primaries by large margins and Al Gore would eventually lose the general election to Governor of Texas George W. Bush.