Election Name: | 2000 Texas Republican presidential primary |
Country: | Texas |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | 1996 Texas Republican presidential primary |
Previous Year: | 1996 |
Outgoing Members: | TN |
Elected Members: | IL |
Next Election: | 2004 Texas Republican presidential primary |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Image1: | File:Official Portrait- President George Walker Bush, 43rd President of the United States, Republican - DPLA - 7482eac0e113bf03014d1686a3733f97.jpeg |
Image1 Size: | x160px |
Colour1: | FF3333 |
Candidate1: | George W. Bush |
Home State1: | Texas |
Delegate Count1: | 124 |
Popular Vote1: | 986,416 |
Percentage1: | 87.54% |
Image2 Size: | x160px |
Colour2: | ffff00 |
Candidate2: | John McCain |
Home State2: | Arizona |
Delegate Count2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 80,082 |
Percentage2: | 7.11% |
Map Size: | 200px |
Ongoing: | no |
Votes For Election: | 124 delegates to the 2000 Republican National Convention |
The 2000 Texas Republican presidential primary was held on March 14, 2000, as part of the 2000 presidential primaries for the 2000 presidential election. 124 delegates to the 2000 Republican National Convention were allocated to the presidential candidates, the contest was held alongside primaries in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Tennessee.[1]
Texas Governor George W. Bush won the contest by taking all the delegates.
The following candidates on the ballot:[2]
Texas Governor George W. Bush won the contest by taking all 124 delegates to the Republican National Convention, Bush also received almost 88% of the popular votes from the state of Texas, John McCain, U.S. Senator from Arizona, received 7,11% of the popular votes and Alan Keyes received 3,86% of the popular votes.