United States gubernatorial elections, 2000
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The U.S. gubernatorial elections of 2000 were held on November 7, 2000. Eleven states voted to select a governor (and in some cases, lieutenant governor).
Election results
Only the governorship of West Virginia changed party hands in 2000 when Democrat Bob Wise defeated Republican incumbent Cecil Underwood.
Bolded state name features an article about the specific election.
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing Candidates |
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| Delaware | Tom Carper | Democratic | Term-Limited, Democratic victory | Ruth Ann Minner (Democratic) 59.2% John Burris (Republican) 39.7% Floyd McDowell (Ind. Delaware) 1.1% |
| Indiana | Frank O'Bannon | Democratic | Re-elected, 56.6% | David McIntosh (Republican) 41.7% Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 1.8% |
| Missouri | Roger Wilson | Democratic | Retired, Democratic victory | Bob Holden (Democratic) 49.1% Jim Talent (Republican) 48.2% Larry Rice (Independent) 1.5% John Swenson (Libertarian) 0.5% Lavoy Reed (Green) 0.4% Richard Kline (Reform) 0.2% Richard Smith (Constitution) 0.1% |
| Montana | Marc Racicot | Republican | Term-Limited, Republican victory | Judy Martz (Republican) 51% Mark O'Keefe (Democratic) 47.1% Stan Jones (Libertarian) 1.9% |
| New Hampshire | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | Re-elected, 48.7% | Gordon Humphrey (Republican) 43.8% Mary Brown (Independent) 6.4% John Babiarz (Libertarian) 1.1% |
| North Carolina | Jim Hunt | Democratic | Term-Limited, Democratic victory | Mike Easley (Democratic) 52% Richard Vinroot (Republican) 46.3% Barbara Howe (Libertarian) 1.5% Douglas Schell (Reform) 0.3% |
| North Dakota | Ed Schafer | Republican | Retired, Republican victory | John Hoeven (Republican) 55% Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic) 45% |
| Utah | Mike Leavitt | Republican | Re-elected, 55.8% | Bill Orton (Democratic) 42.7% Jeremy Friedbaum (Independent American) 2% |
| Vermont | Howard Dean | Democratic | Re-elected, 50.4% | Ruth Dwyer (Republican) 37.9% Anthony Pollina (Progressive) 9.5% Phil Stannard (Independent) 0.7% Joel Williams (Vermont Grassroots) 0.5% Hardy Macia (Libertarian) 0.3% Richard Gottlieb (Liberty Union) 0.1% |
| Washington | Gary Locke | Democratic | Re-elected, 58.4 | John Carlson (Republican) 39.7% Steve LePage (Libertarian) 1.9% |
| West Virginia | Cecil Underwood | Republican | Defeated, 47.2% | Bob Wise (Democratic) 50.1% Denise Giardina (Mountain) 1.6% Bob Myers (Libertarian) 0.9% Randall Ashelman (Natural Law) 0.2% |
| Territory | Incumbent | Party | Status | Competing candidates |
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| American Samoa[1] | Tauese Sunia | Democratic | Re-elected, 51.44% | Lealaifuaneva Peter Reid (Independent) 48.57% |
| Puerto Rico | Pedro Rosselló | PNP/Democratic | Retired, PPD/Democratic victory | Sila Calderón (PPD/Democratic) 48.6 Carlos Pesquera (PNP/Democratic) 45.7% Rubén Berríos (Puerto Rican Independence Party) 5.2% |
See also
References
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