2000 American Samoa Republican presidential caucuses explained

Election Name:2000 American Samoa Republican presidential caucuses
Country:American Samoa
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1996 American Samoa Republican presidential caucuses
Previous Year:1996
Next Election:2004 American Samoa Republican presidential caucuses
Next Year:2004
Election Date:February 26, 2000
Votes For Election:4 delegates to the Republican National Convention
Candidate1:George W. Bush
Color1:FF3333
Home State1:Texas
Delegate Count1:4
Outgoing Members:NV
Percentage1:100.00%
Elected Members:GU

The 2000 American Samoa Republican presidential caucuses were held on February 26, 2000, as part of the 2000 Republican Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. 4 delegates to the 2000 Republican National Convention were allocated to the presidential candidates, the contest was held alongside primaries in Guam and the Virgin Islands.[1]

Texas Governor George W. Bush won by taking all the delegate votes, no other candidates appeared in the caucus.

Procedure

American Samoa can only participate in Democratic and Republican primaries and caucuses and cannot participate in the presidential election because it is a U.S. territory and not a state, is it also illegal to take delegate votes from Electoral College votes like other territories.[2]

Candidates

There was only one candidate in here, Texas Governor George W. Bush.[3]

Results

Texas Governor George W. Bush was the only one on the ballot, so he took all the delegates without popular vote, no candidate was in the ballot.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Putnam . Josh . 2000 Presidential Primary Calendar . 2024-05-26.
  2. Web site: 2020-03-03 . American Samoans to hold caucuses for US election, but won't vote come November . 2024-05-26 . RNZ . en-nz.
  3. Web site: American Samoa Republican Delegation 2000 . 2024-05-26 . www.thegreenpapers.com.