Election Name: | 2000 West Virginia Republican presidential primary |
Country: | West Virginia |
Type: | primary |
Previous Election: | 1996 West Virginia Republican presidential primary |
Previous Year: | 1996 |
Outgoing Members: | NE |
Elected Members: | OR |
Next Election: | 2004 West Virginia 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: | 18 |
Popular Vote1: | 87,050 |
Percentage1: | 79.57% |
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Colour2: | ffff00 |
Candidate2: | John McCain |
Home State2: | Arizona |
Popular Vote2: | 14,121 |
Percentage2: | 12.91% |
Map Size: | 200px |
Ongoing: | no |
Votes For Election: | 18 delegates to the 2000 Republican National Convention |
The 2000 West Virginia Republican presidential primary was held on May 9, 2000, as part of the 2000 presidential primaries for the 2000 presidential election. 18 delegates to the 2000 Republican National Convention were allocated to the presidential candidates, the contest was held alongside primaries in Nebraska.[1]
Texas Governor George W. Bush won the contest, taking all delegates with 80% of the popular vote.
The following candidates achieved on the ballot:[2]
With 80% of the popular vote, Texas Governor George W. Bush won in a landslide, also he taking all delegates to the Republican National Convention, the second place was U.S. Senator from Arizona John McCain with his 13% of the popular vote, Alan Keyes was in the third place with his 5% of the popular vote, the other candidates were Steve Forbes in fourth place, and finally Gary Bauer in fifth place.