United States presidential election in Ohio, 2000

United States presidential election in Ohio, 2000

November 7, 2000

Nominee George W. Bush Albert Gore Jr. Party Republican Democratic Home state Texas Tennessee Running mate Dick Cheney Joe Lieberman Electoral vote 21 0 Popular vote 2,351,209 2,186,190 Percentage 50.0% 46.5%

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

President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President George W. Bush Republican

The 2000 United States presidential election in Ohio 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 21 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Ohio was won by Governor George W. Bush by a 3.51% margin of victory. Prior to the election, most news organizations considered Ohio a swing state. Had Gore won the Florida recount, and therefore the entire election, this would have been the first time since 1960 in which Ohio voted for the losing presidential candidate.

Results

Official state results from the Ohio Secretary of State are as follows

United States presidential election in Ohio, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	George W. Bush	2,351,209	50.0%	21
	Democratic	Al Gore	2,186,190	46.5%	0
	Green	Ralph Nader	117,857	2.5%	0
	Libertarian	Harry Browne	13,475	0.49%	0
	Reform	Pat Buchanan	26,724	0.46%	0
	Natural Law	John Hagelin	6,169	0.17%	0
	Constitution	Howard Phillips	3,823	0.14%	0
	Write-ins	Write-ins	10	0.22%	0
Totals			4,701,998	100.00%	21

References

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