| Election Name: | 2000 Colorado Democratic presidential primary |
| Country: | Colorado |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1996 Colorado Democratic presidential primary |
| Previous Year: | 1996 |
| Next Election: | 2004 Colorado Democratic presidential caucuses |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Candidate1: | Al Gore |
| Colour1: | 3333FF |
| Home State1: | Tennessee |
| Delegate Count1: | 44 |
| Popular Vote1: | 63,384 |
| Percentage1: | 71.43% |
| Candidate2: | Bill Bradley (withdrawn) |
| Colour2: | FA8320 |
| Home State2: | New Jersey |
| Delegate Count2: | 7 |
| Popular Vote2: | 20,663 |
| Percentage2: | 23.29% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Outgoing Members: | SC |
| Elected Members: | UT |
| Votes For Election: | 61 delegates to the Democratic National Convention (51 pledged, 10 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote |
| Pledged national convention delegates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | ||
| CD1 | 6 | |
| CD2 | 6 | |
| CD3 | 6 | |
| CD4 | 5 | |
| CD5 | 5 | |
| CD6 | 5 | |
| 7 | ||
| At-large | 11 | |
| Total pledged delegates | 51 | |
Vice president Al Gore won the primary with 71% of the vote and ultimately received 44 delegates, ahead of Senator Bill Bradley, who won roughly 23% and received 7 delegates, after withdrawing the night before.[1] The option for Uncommitted received 4% of the vote and conspiracy theorist Lyndon LaRouche Jr. received just under 1%.[2]
Colorado was one of two states that held primaries on March 10, 2000, along with Utah.[3]
Voting took place throughout the state until 7:00 p.m. In the semi-closed primary, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 61 pledged delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of these, between 5 and 7 were allocated to each of the state's 6 congressional districts and another 7 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 11 at-large delegates.[2]
The state convention voted on the 11 at-large and 7 pledged PLEO delegates for the Democratic National Convention. The delegation also included 12 unpledged PLEO delegates: 6 members of the Democratic National Committee, 2 members of Congress (Diana DeGette and Mark Udall), 1 distinguished party leader, and 1 add-on.[2]
The following candidates appeared on the ballot:
Withdrawn
There was also an uncommitted option.
| Al Gore | 63,384 | 71.43 | 44 | |
| Bill Bradley (withdrawn) | 20,663 | 23.29 | 7 | |
| Uncommitted | 3,867 | 4.36 | 10 | |
| Lyndon LaRouche Jr. | 821 | 0.93 | rowspan=1 | |
| Total | 88,735 | 100% | 61 |
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