2000 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

For the 2000 presidential election in Washington, D.C., see 2000 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia.

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2000 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

November 7, 2000
Turnout	75.46% 0.94%
Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush Party Democratic Republican Home state Tennessee Texas Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney Electoral vote 11 0 Popular vote 1,247,652 1,108,864 Percentage 50.16% 44.58%
County Results Gore   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% Bush   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%
President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President George W. Bush Republican

The 2000 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The State of Washington was considered a competitive swing state in 2000, and both campaigns sent advertisements into the state. On election day, Gore won the state with a margin of 5%. Gore's best performance in the state was in King County, also the largest populated county, which he won with 60% of the vote. As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last election in which Whatcom County voted for the Republican candidate.

Results

2000 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Albert Arnold Gore Jr.	1,247,652	50.13%	11
	Republican	George Walker Bush	1,108,864	44.56%	0
	Green/Progressive	Ralph Nader	103,002	4.14%	0
	Libertarian	Harry Browne	13,135	0.53%	0
	Reform	Pat Buchanan	7,171	0.29%	0
	Natural Law	John Hagelin	2,927	0.12%	0
	Constitution	Howard Phillips	1,989	0.08%	0
	Workers World	Monica Moorehead	1,729	0.07%	0
	-	Write Ins	1,312	0.05%	0
	Socialist	David McReynolds	660	0.03%	0
	Socialist Workers	James Harris	304	0.01%	0
Totals			2,488,745	100.00%	11
Voter turnout					59%

Results Breakdown

By county

County	Total Votes	Gore/Lieberman (D)	Gore %	Bush/Cheney (R)	Bush %	Other	Other %
Adams	4,974	1,406	28.27%	3,440	69.16%	128	2.57%
Asotin	7,985	2,736	34.26%	4,909	61.48%	340	4.26%
Benton	59,779	19,512	32.64%	38,367	64.18%	1,900	3.18%
Chelan	26,517	8,412	31.72%	16,980	64.03%	1,125	4.24%
Clallam	32,232	13,779	42.75%	16,251	50.42%	2,202	6.83%
Clark	135,544	61,767	45.57%	67,219	49.59%	6,558	4.84%
Columbia	2,107	515	24.44%	1,523	72.28%	69	3.27%
Cowlitz	36,962	18,233	49.33%	16,873	45.65%	1,856	5.02%
Douglas	12,855	3,822	29.73%	8,512	66.22%	521	4.05%
Ferry	3,038	932	30.68%	1,896	62.41%	210	6.91%
Franklin	13,614	4,653	34.18%	8,594	63.13%	367	2.70%
Garfield	1,329	300	22.57%	982	73.89%	47	3.54%
Grant	23,798	7,073	29.72%	15,830	66.52%	895	3.76%
Grays Harbor	25,972	13,304	51.22%	11,225	43.22%	1,443	5.56%
Island	33,004	14,778	44.78%	16,408	49.72%	1,818	5.51%
Jefferson	15,833	8,281	52.30%	6,095	38.50%	1,457	9.20%
King	794,196	476,700	60.02%	273,171	34.40%	44,325	5.58%
Kitsap	102,596	50,302	49.03%	46,427	45.25%	5,867	5.72%
Kittitas	14,086	5,516	39.16%	7,727	54.86%	843	5.98%
Klickitat	8,159	3,062	37.53%	4,557	55.85%	540	6.62%
Lewis	29,986	9,891	32.99%	18,565	61.91%	1,530	5.10%
Lincoln	5,197	1,417	27.27%	3,546	68.23%	234	4.50%
Mason	22,480	10,876	48.38%	10,257	45.63%	1,347	5.99%
Okanogan	14,798	4,335	29.29%	9,384	63.41%	1,079	7.29%
Pacific	9,519	4,895	51.42%	4,042	42.46%	582	6.11%
Pend Oreille	5,438	1,973	36.28%	3,076	56.56%	389	7.15%
Pierce	268,427	138,249	51.50%	118,431	44.12%	11,747	4.38%
San Juan	8,407	4,426	52.65%	3,005	35.74%	976	11.61%
Skagit	45,221	20,432	45.18%	22,163	49.01%	2,626	5.81%
Skamania	4,249	1,753	41.26%	2,151	50.62%	345	8.12%
Snohomish	250,967	129,612	51.65%	109,615	43.68%	11,740	4.68%
Spokane	172,112	74,604	43.35%	89,299	51.88%	8,209	4.77%
Stevens	17,999	5,560	30.89%	11,299	62.78%	1,140	6.33%
Thurston	97,422	50,467	51.80%	39,924	40.98%	7,031	7.22%
Wahkiakum	1,973	803	40.70%	1,033	52.36%	137	6.94%
Walla Walla	21,365	7,188	33.64%	13,304	62.27%	873	4.09%
Whatcom	73,757	34,033	46.14%	34,287	46.49%	5,437	7.37%
Whitman	16,237	6,509	40.09%	9,003	55.45%	725	4.47%
Yakima	67,299	25,546	37.96%	39,494	58.68%	2,259	3.36%

By congressional district

Gore won 6 of 9 congressional districts.

District	Bush	Gore	Representative
1st	42%	54%	Jay Inslee
2nd	46%	48%	Jack Metcalf
			Rick Larsen
3rd	48%	47%	Brian Baird
4th	62%	34%	Doc Hastings
5th	55%	40%	George Nethercutt
6th	44%	51%	Norman D. Dicks
7th	20%	72%	Jim McDermott
8th	47%	49%	Jennifer Dunn
9th	42%	54%	Adam Smith

Electors

• Rachel Lake
• Debbie Aldrich
• Paul Steinberg
• Carol Sue Perkins
• Tim Hattenburg
• Debbie Regala
• Vic Battson
• Carl Schwartz
• Nancy McGinnis
• Jim Frush
• Charlotte Coker

Sources

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