2000 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

2000 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

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Turnout	75.46% (0.94 pp[1])
Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush Party Democratic Republican Home state Tennessee Texas Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney Electoral vote 11 0 Popular vote 1,247,652 1,108,864 Percentage 50.13% 44.56%
County Results Gore   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% Bush   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%
President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President George W. Bush Republican

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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 2024 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

• Asotin (Largest city: Clarkston)
• Clallam (Largest city: Port Angeles)
• Clark (Largest city: Vancouver)
• Ferry (Largest city: Republic)
• Klickitat (Largest city: Goldendale)
• Pend Oreille (Largest city: Newport)
• Skagit (Largest city: Mount Vernon)
• Skamania (Largest city: Carson)
• Spokane (Largest city: Spokane)
• Wahkiakum (Largest city: Puget Island)
• Whatcom (Largest city: Bellingham)
• Whitman (Largest city: Pullman)

Gore won 6 of 9 congressional districts. Both candidates won a district held by the other party.^[4]

District	Bush	Gore	Representative
1st	42%	54%	Jay Inslee
2nd	46%	48%	Jack Metcalf
			Rick Larsen
3rd	48%	47%	Brian Baird
4th	62%	34%	Doc Hastings
5th	55%	40%	George Nethercutt
6th	44%	51%	Norman D. Dicks
7th	20%	72%	Jim McDermott
8th	47%	49%	Jennifer Dunn
9th	42%	54%	Adam Smith

• Rachel Lake
• Debbie Aldrich
• Paul Steinberg
• Carol Sue Perkins
• Tim Hattenburg
• Debbie Regala
• Vic Battson
• Carl Schwartz
• Nancy McGinnis
• Jim Frush
• Charlotte Coker

• United States presidential elections in Washington (state)
• Presidency of George W. Bush

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