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The 2000 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election . Voters chose 23 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Pennsylvania was won by Vice President Al Gore by a 4.17% margin of victory. However, voter enthusiasm for both candidates was generally low throughout the campaign. Gore failed to capture Clinton's appeal in strongly Democratic regions such as Pittsburgh and Scranton , and thus carried these areas by a smaller number than his predecessor. However, opposition to Bush was particularly strong in the suburban counties of Philadelphia ; although these areas at the time were typically Republican leaning, they featured a strong culturally liberal bent, and thus Bush was unable to appeal to voters. Bush support was particularly strong in rural, central Pennsylvania, where the Texas Governor appealed to Evangelical voters and where Gore's connection to gun control policies was strongly rejected. Marginal wins in both of the state's metropolitan areas helped the Vice President to capture the state.[1] 1968 that the candidate who won Pennsylvania did not win the general election, and only the fourth time that has happened since 1916 . As of the 2016 presidential election [update] Greene County , Mercer County , and Lawrence County voted for the Democratic candidate.
Electors The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 2000[2]
The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All were pledged to and voted for Al Gore and Joe Lieberman:[3]
Kathy Black
Richard W. Bloomingdale Robert P. Casey Jr. Nelson Diaz William M. George
Ken Jarin
James J. Johnston
Edward Keller
Robert Mellow
Thomas J. Murphy, Jr. Elsa Favila
Robert O'Connor
Lazar M. Palnick
Stephen R. Reed T. J. Rooney Joyce Savocchio
John F. Street Patsy J. Tallarico
Christine M. Tartaglione Margaret M. Tartaglione
Marian Tasco
Sala Udin Anna Verna Results
United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 2000[4]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic Al Gore 2,485,967
50.60%
23
Republican
George W. Bush
2,281,127
46.43%
0
Green
Ralph Nader
103,392
2.10%
0
Reform
Pat Buchanan
16,023
0.33%
0
Constitution
Howard Phillips
14,428
0.29%
0
Libertarian
Harry Browne
11,248
0.23%
0
Write-ins
-
934
0.02%
0
Totals
4,913,119
100.00%
23
Voter turnout (Voting age/Registered)
53%/63%
By county
County
Gore%
Gore#
Bush%
Bush#
Others%
Others#
Total
Adams County 34.94%
11,682
62.36% 20,848 2.70%
903
33,433
Allegheny County 56.65% 329,963 40.41%
235,361
2.95%
17,154
582,478
Armstrong County 40.58%
11,127
56.55% 15,508 2.87%
788
27,423
Beaver County 52.89% 38,925 44.15%
32,491
2.96%
2,177
73,593
Bedford County 28.17%
5,474
69.97% 13,598 1.87%
363
19,435
Berks County 43.76%
59,150
52.73% 71,273 3.51%
4,740
135,163
Blair County 34.94%
15,774
62.86% 28,376 2.19%
990
45,140
Bradford County 33.91%
7,911
62.84% 14,660 3.25%
759
23,330
Bucks County 50.46% 132,914 46.29%
121,927
3.26%
8,581
263,422
Butler County 35.35%
25,037
62.14% 44,009 2.51%
1,778
70,824
Cambria County 50.27% 30,308 46.45%
28,001
3.28%
1,977
60,286
Cameron County 34.68%
779
61.58% 1,383 3.74%
84
2,246
Carbon County 50.14% 10,668 45.67%
9,717
4.19%
892
21,277
Centre County 43.22%
21,409
52.83% 26,172 3.95%
1,957
49,538
Chester County 43.74%
82,047
53.36% 100,080 2.90%
5,435
187,562
Clarion County 35.38%
5,605
61.83% 9,796 2.79%
442
15,843
Clearfield County 38.28%
11,718
58.87% 18,019 2.85%
872
30,609
Clinton County 46.03%
5,521
50.56% 6,064 3.41%
409
11,994
Columbia County 40.99%
8,975
55.24% 12,095 3.76%
824
21,894
Crawford County 39.76%
13,250
56.59% 18,858 3.64%
1,213
33,321
Cumberland County 35.26%
31,053
62.23% 54,802 2.51%
2,207
88,062
Dauphin County 44.10%
44,390
53.28% 53,631 2.62%
2,637
100,658
Delaware County 54.36% 134,861 42.66%
105,836
2.97%
7,380
248,077
Elk County 42.38%
5,754
54.11% 7,347 3.51%
477
13,578
Erie County 52.88% 59,399 43.64%
49,027
3.48%
3,909
112,335
Fayette County 56.84% 28,152 40.40%
20,013
2.76%
1,367
49,532
Forest County 36.93%
843
60.05% 1,371 3.02%
69
2,283
Franklin County 30.47%
14,922
67.48% 33,042 2.05%
1,005
48,969
Fulton County 26.96%
1,425
71.01% 3,753 2.02%
107
5,285
Greene County 53.03% 7,230 43.20%
5,890
3.77%
514
13,634
Huntingdon County 31.79%
5,073
65.23% 10,408 2.98%
476
15,957
Indiana County 43.52%
13,667
53.50% 16,799 2.98%
935
31,401
Jefferson County 31.67%
5,566
65.28% 11,473 3.04%
535
17,574
Juniata County 30.64%
2,656
66.86% 5,795 2.49%
216
8,667
Lackawanna County 59.63% 57,471 36.41%
35,096
3.96%
3,814
96,381
Lancaster County 31.35%
54,968
66.11% 115,900 2.54%
4,449
175,317
Lawrence County 51.95% 20,593 45.56%
18,060
2.49%
987
39,640
Lebanon County 35.08%
16,093
62.19% 28,534 2.73%
1,253
45,880
Lehigh County 48.73% 56,667 47.72%
55,492
3.54%
4,121
116,280
Luzerne County 52.01% 62,199 43.76%
52,328
4.23%
5,059
119,586
Lycoming County 33.96%
14,663
62.84% 27,137 3.20%
1,383
43,183
McKean County 34.86%
5,510
61.13% 9,661 4.01%
633
15,804
Mercer County 48.88% 23,817 47.47%
23,132
3.64%
1,776
48,725
Mifflin County 33.08%
4,835
64.32% 9,400 2.59%
379
14,614
Monroe County 46.80%
21,939
49.63% 23,265 3.57%
1,674
46,878
Montgomery County 53.54% 177,990 43.81%
145,623
2.65%
8,809
332,422
Montour County 36.29%
2,356
61.00% 3,960 2.71%
176
6,492
Northampton County 50.72% 53,097 45.27%
47,396
4.01%
4,197
104,690
Northumberland County 41.11%
13,670
54.56% 18,142 4.33%
1,439
33,251
Perry County 27.75%
4,459
69.59% 11,184 2.66%
428
16,071
Philadelphia County 80.04% 449,182 17.99%
100,959
1.97%
11,039
561,180
Pike County 42.21%
7,330
53.78% 9,339 4.0%
695
17,364
Potter County 28.73%
2,037
68.52% 4,858 2.75%
195
7,090
Schuylkill County 44.97%
26,215
51.19% 29,841 3.85%
2,244
58,300
Snyder County 27.54%
3,536
69.80% 8,963 2.66%
342
12,841
Somerset County 36.47%
12,028
61.29% 20,218 2.24%
739
32,985
Sullivan County 34.33%
1,066
62.09% 1,928 3.57%
111
3,105
Susquehanna County 37.53%
6,481
59.21% 10,226 3.27%
564
17,271
Tioga County 31.26%
4,617
65.22% 9,635 3.52%
520
14,772
Union County 31.95%
4,209
64.69% 8,523 3.36%
443
13,175
Venango County 39.94%
8,196
56.73% 11,642 3.34%
685
20,523
Warren County 42.97%
7,537
52.96% 9,290 4.07%
714
17,541
Washington County 53.25% 44,961 44.22%
37,339
2.54%
2,141
84,441
Wayne County 36.50%
6,904
59.22% 11,201 4.28%
809
18,914
Westmoreland County 45.81%
71,792
51.60% 80,858 2.59%
4,059
156,709
Wyoming County 37.31%
4,363
59.20% 6,922 3.49%
408
11,693
York County 36.02%
51,958
60.77% 87,652 3.21%
4,634
144,244
By congressional district Gore won 11 of 21 congressional districts. Gore won 3 that elected republican representatives while Bush won 2 that elected democrats.[5]
References See also
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