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United States presidential election in Utah, 2000

United States presidential election in Utah, 2000
November 7, 2000
 
Nominee George W. Bush Al Gore
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Texas Tennessee
Running mate Dick Cheney Joe Lieberman
Electoral vote 5 0
Popular vote 515,096 203,053
Percentage 66.8% 26.3%

County Results
  Bush—50-60%
  Bush—60-70%
  Bush—70-80%
  Bush—80-90%
President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

Elections in Utah

The 2000 United States presidential election in Utah took place on November 7, 2000 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 6 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Results

United States presidential election in Utah, 2000
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican George W. Bush 515,096 66.8% 5
Democratic Al Gore 203,053 26.3% 0
Green Party Ralph Nader 35,850 4.7% 0
Reform Patrick Buchanan 9,319 1.2% 0
Libertarian Harry Browne 3,616 0.5% 0
Independent Howard Phillips 2,709 0.4% 0
Natural Law John Hagelin 763 0.1% 0
Socialist Workers James Harris 186 0.0% 0
Independent Louie Youngkeit 161 0.0% 0
Write Ins - 1 0.0% 0
Totals - 100.00% 5
Voter turnout (Voting age population)

By congressional district

Bush won all three congressional districts.
District Bush Gore Representative
1st 68% 27% James V. Hansen
2nd 67% 31% Merrill Cook
Jim Matheson
3rd 75% 24% Chris Cannon

Electors

Technically the voters of Utah cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Utah is allocated 5 electors because it has 3 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 5 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 5 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[1] 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:[2]

  1. Michael Leavitt
  2. Olene Walker
  3. Lewis Billings
  4. Arlene Ellis
  5. Ron Fox

References

  1. ^ http://www.uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/ARTICLES/pe2000timeline.php
  2. ^ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/electors.php?year=2000&fips=49&f=1&off=0&elect=0

See also

Republican Party
Democratic Party
 
Key figures
Election day
Aftermath and
legal proceedings
Films
 
Constitution Party
Nominee
Howard Phillips
VP nominee
Curtis Frazier
Candidates
Herb Titus
Green Party
Libertarian Party
Natural Law Party
Nominee
John Hagelin
VP nominee
Nat Goldhaber
Prohibition Party
Nominee
Earl Dodge
VP nominee
W. Dean Watkins
Reform Party
Nominee
Pat Buchanan
VP nominee
Ezola B. Foster
Candidates
John Hagelin
Socialist Party
Nominee
David McReynolds
VP nominee
Mary Cal Hollis
Socialist Workers Party
Nominee
James Harris
VP nominee
Margaret Trowe
Workers World Party
Nominee
Monica Moorehead
VP nominee
Gloria La Riva
Independent
Candidates
Electoral map, 2000 election
General
articles
Local
results
Other 2000
elections
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