United States presidential election in Nebraska, 2000

United States presidential election in Nebraska, 2000
Nebraska
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 433,862 231,780
Percentage 62.25% 33.25%

County Results
  Bush—<50%
  Bush—50-60%
  Bush—60-70%
  Bush—70-80%
  Bush—80-90%

President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

The 2000 United States presidential election in Nebraska 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 5 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Nebraska was won by Governor George W. Bush by a 29% margin of victory, winning every county.

Electors

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 Bush and Dick Cheney:[2]

  1. Mary Johnson
  2. Lee Terry, Sr.
  3. Howard Lamb
  4. Mildred Curtis
  5. John Y. McCollister

Results

United States presidential election in Nebraska, 2000[3]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican George W. Bush 433,862 62.25% 5
Democratic Al Gore 231,780 33.25% 0
Green Ralph Nader 24,540 3.52% 0
Reform Pat Buchanan 3,646 0.52% 0
Libertarian Harry Browne 2,245 0.32% 0

References

See also

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