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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 50 states and D.C. . Voters chose 8 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Kentucky was won by Governor George W. Bush . He won most of the counties and congressional districts in the state. Bush dominated among the rural areas of the state. The only congressional district Gore won was the third district, which is a part of Jefferson County, Kentucky , the highest populated county in the state. The only other region where Gore performed strongly was in the coal dependent counties in the southeastern part of the state. As of the 2016 presidential election [update] , this is the last election in which Boyd County , Muhlenberg County , Harlan County , Perry County , Letcher County , Ballard County , and Fulton County voted for the Democratic candidate, and also the first in which Wolfe County ever voted for a Republican.[1]
Results
United States presidential election in Kentucky, 2000[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Republican
George W. Bush
872,492
56.50%
8
Democratic
Al Gore
638,898
41.37%
0
Green Party
Ralph Nader
23,192
1.50%
0
Reform
Patrick Buchanan
4,173
0.27%
0
Libertarian
Harry Browne
2,896
0.19%
0
Natural Law
John Hagelin
1,533
0.10%
0
Independent
Howard Phillips
1,145
0.07%
0
Totals
1,544,329
100.00%
6
Voter turnout (Voting age/registered)
51%/60%
By county
County
Gore%
Gore#
Bush%
Bush#
Others%
Others#
Total
Adair
24.28%
1,779
74.51%
5,460
1.21%
89
7,328
Allen
30.33%
1,950
68.67%
4,415
1.00%
64
6,429
Anderson
36.43%
2,902
61.62%
4,909
1.96%
156
7,967
Ballard
49.88%
1,880
48.39%
1,824
1.72%
65
3,769
Barren
35.61%
4,930
63.14%
8,741
1.25%
173
13,844
Bath
46.66%
2,087
51.49%
2,303
1.86%
83
4,473
Bell
45.11%
4,787
52.63%
5,585
2.25%
239
10,611
Boone
28.91%
9,248
68.83%
22,016
2.25%
720
31,984
Bourbon
42.92%
3,048
54.65%
3,881
2.44%
173
7,102
Boyd
49.74%
9,541
48.21%
9,247
2.05%
394
19,182
Boyle
38.38%
3,963
59.33%
6,126
2.30%
237
10,326
Bracken
29.41%
888
68.40%
2,065
2.19%
66
3,019
Breathitt
57.20%
2,902
41.08%
2,084
1.71%
87
5,073
Breckinridge
34.82%
2,595
63.91%
4,763
1.27%
95
7,453
Bullitt
36.13%
8,195
61.97%
14,054
1.90%
430
22,679
Butler
25.93%
1,299
72.93%
3,654
1.14%
57
5,010
Caldwell
40.55%
2,223
57.66%
3,161
1.79%
98
5,482
Calloway
41.21%
5,635
56.35%
7,705
2.44%
333
13,673
Campbell
35.61%
12,040
61.49%
20,789
2.90%
980
33,809
Carlisle
44.31%
1,149
54.18%
1,405
1.50%
39
2,593
Carroll
45.76%
1,601
51.96%
1,818
2.29%
80
3,499
Carter
46.68%
4,182
51.53%
4,617
1.79%
160
8,959
Casey
20.52%
1,122
78.33%
4,284
1.15%
63
5,469
Christian
38.14%
6,778
60.69%
10,787
1.17%
208
17,773
Clark
39.52%
4,918
58.64%
7,297
1.83%
228
12,443
Clay
25.64%
1,723
73.31%
4,926
1.04%
70
6,719
Clinton
23.97%
1,032
74.89%
3,224
1.14%
49
4,305
Crittenden
38.76%
1,610
59.44%
2,469
1.81%
75
4,154
Cumberland
24.48%
736
73.85%
2,220
1.66%
50
3,006
Daviess
38.98%
14,126
58.94%
21,361
2.08%
753
36,240
Edmonson
34.23%
1,710
65.07%
3,250
0.70%
35
4,995
Elliott
64.05%
1,525
34.73%
827
1.22%
29
2,381
Estill
33.78%
1,591
64.39%
3,033
1.83%
86
4,710
Fayette
44.82%
47,277
51.67%
54,495
3.51%
3,703
105,475
Fleming
35.01%
1,813
63.37%
3,282
1.62%
84
5,179
Floyd
65.53%
10,088
32.92%
5,068
1.55%
238
15,394
Franklin
50.12%
10,853
47.15%
10,209
2.73%
592
21,654
Fulton
52.08%
1,452
46.38%
1,293
1.54%
43
2,788
Gallatin
42.66%
1,049
54.70%
1,345
2.64%
65
2,459
Garrard
29.42%
1,713
69.43%
4,043
1.15%
67
5,823
Grant
36.15%
2,568
62.02%
4,405
1.83%
130
7,103
Graves
42.84%
6,097
55.15%
7,849
2.00%
285
14,231
Grayson
30.45%
2,604
68.33%
5,843
1.22%
104
8,551
Green
22.81%
1,085
76.01%
3,615
1.18%
56
4,756
Greenup
48.86%
7,164
49.33%
7,233
1.81%
266
14,663
Hancock
41.77%
1,508
56.29%
2,032
1.94%
70
3,610
Hardin
36.15%
11,095
61.79%
18,964
2.06%
631
30,690
Harlan
50.93%
5,365
47.27%
4,980
1.80%
190
10,535
Harrison
40.21%
2,658
57.37%
3,793
2.42%
160
6,611
Hart
36.57%
2,201
61.89%
3,725
1.55%
93
6,019
Henderson
50.22%
8,054
48.00%
7,698
1.79%
287
16,039
Henry
38.68%
2,117
59.27%
3,244
2.05%
112
5,473
Hickman
44.26%
940
54.19%
1,151
1.55%
33
2,124
Hopkins
40.84%
6,734
57.55%
9,490
1.61%
265
16,489
Jackson
14.44%
701
84.02%
4,079
1.54%
75
4,855
Jefferson
49.58%
149,901
47.97%
145,052
2.45%
7,408
302,361
Jessamine
30.76%
4,633
66.89%
10,074
2.35%
354
15,061
Johnson
39.74%
3,251
58.47%
4,783
1.78%
146
8,180
Kenton
33.97%
19,100
62.90%
35,363
3.13%
1,760
56,223
Knott
67.34%
4,349
31.42%
2,029
1.24%
80
6,458
Knox
37.24%
3,690
61.13%
6,058
1.63%
162
9,910
LaRue
33.35%
1,727
65.34%
3,384
1.31%
68
5,179
Laurel
26.80%
4,856
71.90%
13,029
1.30%
235
18,120
Lawrence
42.55%
2,258
55.94%
2,969
1.51%
80
5,307
Lee
30.25%
836
68.49%
1,893
1.27%
35
2,764
Leslie
27.29%
1,210
71.24%
3,159
1.47%
65
4,434
Letcher
52.29%
4,698
45.54%
4,092
2.17%
195
8,985
Lewis
28.31%
1,293
70.42%
3,217
1.27%
58
4,568
Lincoln
35.25%
2,678
63.12%
4,795
1.63%
124
7,597
Livingston
47.80%
2,022
50.07%
2,118
2.13%
90
4,230
Logan
41.63%
3,885
57.27%
5,344
1.10%
103
9,332
Lyon
49.12%
1,680
49.36%
1,688
1.52%
52
3,420
McCracken
42.76%
11,412
55.25%
14,745
1.99%
532
26,689
McCreary
29.55%
1,418
69.20%
3,321
1.25%
60
4,799
McLean
43.44%
1,747
55.17%
2,219
1.39%
56
4,022
Madison
39.33%
9,309
57.81%
13,682
2.85%
675
23,666
Magoffin
47.74%
2,603
51.07%
2,785
1.19%
65
5,453
Marion
44.98%
2,778
52.77%
3,259
2.25%
139
6,176
Marshall
45.08%
6,203
53.00%
7,294
1.92%
264
13,761
Martin
38.46%
1,714
59.85%
2,667
1.68%
75
4,456
Mason
37.08%
2,178
60.82%
3,572
2.09%
123
5,873
Meade
39.64%
3,596
58.64%
5,319
1.72%
156
9,071
Menifee
46.15%
1,038
52.02%
1,170
1.82%
41
2,249
Mercer
35.82%
3,092
62.12%
5,362
2.06%
178
8,632
Metcalfe
34.24%
1,318
64.33%
2,476
1.43%
55
3,849
Monroe
20.79%
1,158
78.60%
4,377
0.61%
34
5,569
Montgomery
44.99%
3,833
53.22%
4,534
1.78%
152
8,519
Morgan
44.22%
1,875
54.13%
2,295
1.65%
70
4,240
Muhlenberg
52.65%
6,295
46.15%
5,518
1.20%
143
11,956
Nelson
40.64%
5,481
57.19%
7,714
2.17%
293
13,488
Nicholas
37.19%
994
60.34%
1,613
2.47%
66
2,673
Ohio
37.19%
3,303
60.94%
5,413
1.87%
166
8,882
Oldham
30.77%
6,236
67.00%
13,580
2.23%
452
20,268
Owen
34.25%
1,394
63.44%
2,582
2.31%
94
4,070
Owsley
18.57%
339
80.28%
1,466
1.15%
21
1,826
Pendleton
34.77%
1,670
63.38%
3,044
1.85%
89
4,803
Perry
50.15%
5,514
48.20%
5,300
1.66%
182
10,996
Pike
54.59%
13,611
44.13%
11,005
1.28%
319
24,935
Powell
46.17%
2,008
51.92%
2,258
1.91%
83
4,349
Pulaski
25.14%
5,415
73.56%
15,845
1.30%
281
21,541
Robertson
34.17%
341
63.13%
630
2.71%
27
998
Rockcastle
22.37%
1,174
76.08%
3,992
1.54%
81
5,247
Rowan
48.51%
3,505
49.07%
3,546
2.42%
175
7,226
Russell
24.17%
1,710
74.47%
5,268
1.36%
96
7,074
Scott
39.69%
5,472
57.68%
7,952
2.63%
362
13,786
Shelby
34.82%
4,435
63.34%
8,068
1.84%
235
12,738
Simpson
44.35%
2,583
54.41%
3,169
1.24%
72
5,824
Spencer
32.56%
1,554
66.01%
3,150
1.42%
68
4,772
Taylor
30.83%
2,790
67.96%
6,151
1.22%
110
9,051
Todd
35.73%
1,496
63.20%
2,646
1.07%
45
4,187
Trigg
39.48%
2,110
58.57%
3,130
1.95%
104
5,344
Trimble
38.33%
1,181
59.62%
1,837
2.04%
63
3,081
Union
47.45%
2,547
51.21%
2,749
1.34%
72
5,368
Warren
36.94%
12,180
61.36%
20,235
1.70%
560
32,975
Washington
31.78%
1,458
66.35%
3,044
1.87%
86
4,588
Wayne
35.71%
2,312
62.85%
4,069
1.44%
93
6,474
Webster
47.08%
2,388
51.24%
2,599
1.68%
85
5,072
Whitley
34.83%
4,101
63.72%
7,502
1.45%
171
11,774
Wolfe
46.85%
1,136
52.25%
1,267
0.91%
22
2,425
Woodford
39.41%
3,995
58.10%
5,890
2.49%
252
10,137
By congressional district
Bush won 5 of 6 congressional districts.
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, 2000[3] 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:[4]
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