See main article: 2000 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
| Election Name: | 2000 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary |
| Country: | New Hampshire |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1996 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary |
| Previous Year: | 1996 |
| Next Election: | 2004 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Election Date: | February 1, 2000 |
| Outgoing Members: | IA |
| Elected Members: | DE (primary) |
| Votes For Election: | 29 Democratic National Convention delegates (22 pledged, 7 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote |
| 1Blank: | Popular vote |
| Candidate1: | Al Gore |
| Color1: | 3333FF |
| Home State1: | Tennessee |
| Delegate Count1: | 13 |
| Popular Vote1: | 76,897 |
| Percentage1: | 49.73% |
| Candidate2: | Bill Bradley |
| Color2: | FA8320 |
| Home State2: | New Jersey |
| Delegate Count2: | 9 |
| Popular Vote2: | 70,502 |
| Percentage2: | 45.59% |
| Map Size: | 245px |
The 2000 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary, was the second major test of the leading contenders for the Democratic Party's nomination as its candidate for the 2000 presidential election, took place on February 1, 2000.
Vice President Al Gore was seen as the frontrunner for the nomination, but after Bill Bradley received 36% in Iowa and was catching up to Gore in the polls the Gore campaign and many pundits believed that Bradley could defeat Gore and would use the momentum to propel himself into the nomination on Super Tuesday.
| 2000 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates | ||
| Democratic | Al Gore | 76,897 | 49.73% | 13 | ||
| Democratic | Bill Bradley | 70,502 | 45.59% | 9 | ||
| Democratic | Charlie Buckley | 322 | 0.21% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Heather A. Harder | 192 | 0.12% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Jeffrey B. Peter | 156 | 0.10% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | John B. Eaton | 134 | 0.09% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Lyndon LaRouche, Jr. | 124 | 0.08% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Jim Taylor | 87 | 0.06% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Mark Greenstein | 75 | 0.05% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Nathaniel T. Mullins | 35 | 0.02% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Edward T. O'Donnell, Jr. | 35 | 0.02% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Willie Felix Carter | 30 | 0.02% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Randolph W. Crow | 29 | 0.02% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Vincent S. Hamm | 22 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Thomas Koos | 19 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Michael Stok | 18 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Write-in candidates | 5,962 | 3.86% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Unallocated | 0 | 0% | 7 | ||
| Totals | Democratic | All Candidates | 154,639 | 100.00% | 22 | |