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2000 United States presidential election in Washington (state) Turnout 75.46% ( 0.94 pp [ 1] )
County Results
Gore
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
Bush
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
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.[ 2] [ 3] On election day, Gore won the state with a margin of 5.6%. 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 2020 presidential election [update] , this is the last election in which Whatcom County voted for the Republican candidate.
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%
County
Al Gore Democratic
George W. Bush Republican
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adams
1,406
28.27%
3,440
69.16%
128
2.57%
-2,034
-40.89%
4,974
Asotin
2,736
34.26%
4,909
61.48%
340
4.26%
-2,173
-27.22%
7,985
Benton
19,512
32.64%
38,367
64.18%
1,900
3.18%
-18,855
-31.54%
59,779
Chelan
8,412
31.72%
16,980
64.03%
1,184
4.46%
-8,568
-32.31%
26,576
Clallam
13,779
42.75%
16,251
50.42%
2,202
6.83%
-2,472
-7.67%
32,232
Clark
61,767
45.57%
67,219
49.59%
6,558
4.84%
-5,452
-4.02%
135,544
Columbia
515
24.44%
1,523
72.28%
69
3.27%
-1,008
-47.84%
2,107
Cowlitz
18,233
49.33%
16,873
45.65%
1,856
5.02%
1,360
3.68%
36,962
Douglas
3,822
29.73%
8,512
66.22%
521
4.05%
-4,690
-36.49%
12,855
Ferry
932
30.68%
1,896
62.41%
210
6.91%
-964
-31.73%
3,038
Franklin
4,653
34.18%
8,594
63.13%
367
2.70%
-3,941
-28.95%
13,614
Garfield
300
22.57%
982
73.89%
47
3.54%
-682
-51.32%
1,329
Grant
7,073
29.72%
15,830
66.52%
895
3.76%
-8,757
-36.80%
23,798
Grays Harbor
13,304
51.22%
11,225
43.22%
1,443
5.56%
2,079
8.00%
25,972
Island
14,778
44.78%
16,408
49.72%
1,818
5.51%
-1,630
-4.94%
33,004
Jefferson
8,281
52.30%
6,095
38.50%
1,457
9.20%
2,186
13.80%
15,833
King
476,700
60.02%
273,171
34.40%
44,325
5.58%
203,529
25.62%
794,196
Kitsap
50,302
48.90%
46,427
45.13%
6,138
5.97%
3,875
3.77%
102,867
Kittitas
5,516
39.16%
7,727
54.86%
843
5.98%
-2,211
-15.70%
14,086
Klickitat
3,062
37.43%
4,557
55.70%
562
6.87%
-1,495
-18.27%
8,181
Lewis
9,891
32.99%
18,565
61.91%
1,530
5.10%
-8,674
-28.92%
29,986
Lincoln
1,417
27.27%
3,546
68.23%
234
4.50%
-2,129
-40.96%
5,197
Mason
10,876
48.38%
10,257
45.63%
1,347
5.99%
619
2.75%
22,480
Okanogan
4,335
29.29%
9,384
63.41%
1,079
7.29%
-5,049
-34.12%
14,798
Pacific
4,895
51.42%
4,042
42.46%
582
6.11%
853
8.96%
9,519
Pend Oreille
1,973
36.28%
3,076
56.56%
389
7.15%
-1,103
-20.28%
5,438
Pierce
138,249
51.41%
118,431
44.04%
12,246
4.55%
19,818
7.37%
268,926
San Juan
4,426
52.54%
3,005
35.67%
993
11.79%
1,421
16.87%
8,424
Skagit
20,432
45.18%
22,163
49.01%
2,626
5.81%
-1,731
-3.83%
45,221
Skamania
1,753
41.26%
2,151
50.62%
345
8.12%
-398
-9.36%
4,249
Snohomish
129,612
51.57%
109,615
43.61%
12,101
4.81%
19,997
7.96%
251,328
Spokane
74,604
43.35%
89,299
51.88%
8,209
4.77%
-14,695
-8.53%
172,112
Stevens
5,560
30.89%
11,299
62.78%
1,140
6.33%
-5,739
-31.89%
17,999
Thurston
50,467
51.80%
39,924
40.98%
7,031
7.22%
10,543
10.82%
97,422
Wahkiakum
803
40.70%
1,033
52.36%
137
6.94%
-230
-11.66%
1,973
Walla Walla
7,188
33.64%
13,304
62.27%
873
4.09%
-6,116
-28.63%
21,365
Whatcom
34,033
46.14%
34,287
46.49%
5,437
7.37%
-254
-0.35%
73,757
Whitman
6,509
40.09%
9,003
55.45%
725
4.47%
-2,494
-15.36%
16,237
Yakima
25,546
37.91%
39,494
58.61%
2,342
3.48%
-13,948
-20.70%
67,382
Totals
1,247,652
50.13%
1,108,864
44.56%
132,229
5.31%
138,788
5.57%
2,488,745
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ]
By congressional district [ edit ]
Gore won 6 of 9 congressional districts. Both candidates won a district held by the other party.[ 4]
Rachel Lake
Debbie Aldrich
Paul Steinberg
Carol Sue Perkins
Tim Hattenburg
Debbie Regala
Vic Battson
Carl Schwartz
Nancy McGinnis
Jim Frush
Charlotte Coker