2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
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 County Results
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Rhode Island is one of the most reliable blue states in the country. This state was Al Gore's best performance in the country, winning with over 60% of the vote. Gore won all the counties and won all but two townships. Nader took in over 6% in this state, one of his best showings.[1]
Primaries
Democratic Primary (March 7)
Al Gore won the primary from Rhode Island and won every county except Bristol County and Washington County. The state was worth 32 delegates.
| Al Gore | Bill Bradley | other |
|---|---|---|
| 26,801 | 19,000 | 1,043 |
| 57% | 41% | 2% |
Republican Primary (March 7)
This primary was one of the very few states Senator John McCain won in the 2000 Republican primaries against George W. Bush. He won every single county, town, and city in the state. He also won all of the state's 14 delegates.
| John McCain | George W. Bush | others |
|---|---|---|
| 21,754 | 13,170 | 1,196 |
| 60% | 36% | 4% |
General Election Results by County
| County | Al Gore | George W. Bush | Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | 65.26% | 142,469 | 28.12% | 61,378 | 6.62% | 14,461 |
| Bristol | 57.68% | 13,424 | 35.99% | 8,375 | 6.33% | 1,473 |
| Newport | 54.94% | 20,790 | 37.68% | 14,258 | 7.38% | 2,790 |
| Washington | 52.58% | 29,560 | 37.80% | 21,253 | 9.62% | 5,411 |
| Kent | 58.89% | 43,265 | 34.42% | 25,291 | 6.69% | 4,914 |
By congressional district
Gore won both congressional districts.
| District | Bush | Kerry | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 31% | 63% | Patrick J. Kennedy |
| 2nd | 33% | 60% | Robert Weygand |
| James Langevin |
