2000 United States presidential election in Georgia explained

Election Name:2000 United States presidential election in Georgia
Country:Georgia (U.S. state)
Flag Year:1956
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1996 United States presidential election in Georgia
Previous Year:1996
Next Election:2004 United States presidential election in Georgia
Next Year:2004
Election Date:November 7, 2000
Image1:Official Portrait- President George Walker Bush, 43rd President of the United States, Republican - DPLA - 7482eac0e113bf03014d1686a3733f97.jpeg
Nominee1:George W. Bush
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:Texas
Running Mate1:Dick Cheney
Electoral Vote1:13
Popular Vote1:1,419,720
Percentage1:54.67%
Nominee2:Al Gore
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Tennessee
Running Mate2:Joe Lieberman
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:1,116,230
Percentage2:42.98%
President
Before Election:Bill Clinton
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:George W. Bush
After Party:Republican Party (United States)
Turnout:50.9%[1] 1.3 pp

The 2000 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Georgia was won by Governor George W. Bush (R-TX) by an 11.7% margin of victory. He won a majority of the popular vote, counties, and congressional districts. Bush dominated in most of the rural parts of the state, but Vice President Al Gore (D-TN) did well in highly populated Fulton; and majority-Black DeKalb and Clayton counties of the Metro Atlanta area. Within that area are the 4th and 5th congressional districts, which are the only two districts Gore won. Author and investment analyst Harry Browne (L-TN) would finish third in the popular vote in Georgia.

In 1992 and 1996, Georgia was the first and third closest state, respectively. In 2000, however, Georgia was not a close state at all, as the Democratic candidate, who happened to then be the vice president, did not do as well as Bill Clinton in the general election. In other down-ballot races, Zell Miller (D), who was appointed by then-Governor Roy Barnes (D) following Senator Paul Coverdell's (R) death in July 2000, won the special election for the unexpired remainder of the term. Another notable down ballot race was the 2000 U.S. House election in Georgia's 2nd congressional district in which Incumbent U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop (D) survived a strong challenge from Dylan Glenn (R). Miller in the Senate race actually outperformed Gore in the presidential race by over 30 points. The state was also 1 of 14 that Bill Clinton carried at least once during the elections of 1992 and 1996 (having carried it in 1992) that Gore lost, whom at the time of the election was the sitting vice president under Clinton.

In this election, Georgia voted 12.21% to the right of the nation at-large.[2]

, this is the last election in which Chatham County voted Republican and the last in which McIntosh County, Meriwether County, Mitchell County, Telfair County, and Wilkinson County voted Democratic.

Results

United States presidential election in Georgia, 2000[3]
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
RepublicanGeorge W. BushDick Cheney1,419,72054.67%13
DemocraticAl GoreJoe Lieberman1,116,23042.98%0
LibertarianHarry BrowneArt Olivier36,3321.40%0
GreenRalph Nader (write-in)Winona LaDuke13,4320.52%0
ReformEzola B. Foster10,9260.42%0
ConstitutionHoward Phillips (write-in)Curtis Frazier1400.0%0
Socialist WorkersJames Harris (write-in)Margaret Trowe110.0%0
Write-inGloria Stricklandn/a80.0%0
IndependentJoe Schriner (write-in)n/a50.0%0
Totals2,596,804100.00%13
Voter turnout (Voting age)43%

By county

CountyGeorge W. Bush
Republican
Al Gore
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal
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Appling3,94064.60%2,09334.32%661.08%1,84730.28%6,099
Atkinson1,22859.30%82139.64%221.06%40719.66%2,071
Bacon2,01067.11%95631.92%290.97%1,05435.19%2,995
Baker61540.49%89358.79%110.72%-278-18.30%1,519
Baldwin6,04149.82%5,89348.60%1921.58%1481.22%12,126
Banks3,20270.64%1,22026.91%1112.45%1,98243.73%4,533
Barrow7,92565.49%3,65730.22%5204.30%4,26835.27%12,102
Bartow14,72064.62%7,50832.96%5532.43%7,21231.66%22,781
Ben Hill2,38151.08%2,23447.93%460.99%1473.15%4,661
Berrien2,71861.63%1,64037.19%521.18%1,07824.44%4,410
Bibb24,07148.36%24,99650.22%7091.42%-925-1.86%49,776
Bleckley2,43664.98%1,27333.96%401.07%1,16331.02%3,749
Brantley3,11868.29%1,37230.05%761.66%1,74638.24%4,566
Brooks2,40652.87%2,09646.06%491.08%3106.81%4,551
Bryan4,83568.49%2,17230.77%520.74%2,66337.72%7,059
Bulloch8,99060.82%5,56137.62%2311.56%3,42923.20%14,782
Burke3,38147.39%3,72052.14%340.48%-339-4.75%7,135
Butts3,19856.75%2,28140.48%1562.77%91716.27%5,635
Calhoun76840.70%1,10758.66%120.64%-339-17.96%1,887
Camden6,37162.96%3,63635.93%1121.11%2,73527.03%10,119
Candler1,64360.36%1,05338.68%260.96%59021.68%2,722
Carroll16,32663.42%8,75234.00%6632.58%7,57429.42%25,741
Catoosa12,03367.90%5,47030.87%2181.23%6,56337.03%17,721
Charlton1,77062.86%1,01536.04%311.10%75526.82%2,816
Chatham37,84749.49%37,59049.15%1,0381.36%2570.34%76,475
Chattahoochee59048.88%60049.71%171.41%-10-0.83%1,207
Chattooga3,64056.20%2,72942.13%1081.67%91114.07%6,477
Cherokee38,03372.65%12,29523.49%2,0203.86%25,73849.16%52,348
Clarke11,85041.00%15,16752.47%1,8876.53%-3,317-11.47%28,904
Clay44835.08%82164.29%80.63%-373-29.21%1,277
Clayton19,96632.52%40,04265.21%1,3942.27%-20,076-32.69%61,402
Clinch1,09156.56%81642.30%221.14%27514.26%1,929
Cobb140,49459.78%86,67636.88%7,8573.34%53,81822.90%235,027
Coffee5,75661.04%3,59338.10%810.86%2,16322.94%9,430
Colquitt6,58966.08%3,29733.06%860.86%3,29233.02%9,972
Columbia26,66074.04%8,96924.91%3791.05%17,69149.13%36,008
Cook2,27957.78%1,63941.56%260.66%64016.22%3,944
Coweta21,32768.30%9,05629.00%8432.70%12,27139.30%31,226
Crawford1,98755.71%1,51342.42%671.88%47413.29%3,567
Crisp3,28558.57%2,26840.44%561.00%1,01718.13%5,609
Dade3,33366.01%1,62832.24%881.74%1,70533.77%5,049
Dawson4,21071.38%1,45824.72%2303.90%2,75246.66%5,898
Decatur4,18754.75%3,39844.43%630.82%78910.32%7,648
DeKalb58,80726.73%154,50970.24%6,6643.03%-95,702-43.51%219,980
Dodge3,47259.08%2,32639.58%791.34%1,14619.50%5,877
Dooly1,58845.11%1,90154.01%310.88%-313-8.90%3,520
Dougherty12,24842.14%16,65057.29%1660.57%-4,402-15.15%29,064
Douglas18,89361.02%11,16236.05%9092.94%7,73124.97%30,964
Early1,93854.06%1,62245.24%250.70%3168.82%3,585
Echols61468.37%27230.29%121.34%34238.08%898
Effingham7,32668.79%3,23230.35%920.86%4,09438.44%10,650
Elbert3,26255.73%2,52743.17%641.09%73512.56%5,853
Emanuel3,34353.38%2,83545.27%851.36%5088.11%6,263
Evans1,84159.77%1,21739.51%220.71%62420.26%3,080
Fannin5,46365.11%2,73632.61%1912.28%2,72732.50%8,390
Fayette29,33869.11%11,91228.06%1,1992.82%17,42641.05%42,449
Floyd16,19460.37%10,28238.33%3491.30%5,91222.04%26,825
Forsyth27,76977.66%6,69418.72%1,2923.61%21,07558.94%35,755
Franklin3,65963.50%2,04035.40%631.09%1,61928.10%5,762
Fulton104,87039.84%152,03957.76%6,3032.39%-47,169-17.92%263,212
Gilmer4,94167.04%2,23030.26%1992.70%2,71136.78%7,370
Glascock76374.80%24924.41%80.78%51450.39%1,020
Glynn14,34664.09%7,77834.75%2601.16%6,56829.34%22,384
Gordon7,94465.09%4,03233.04%2291.88%3,91232.05%12,205
Grady3,89458.09%2,72140.59%881.31%1,17317.50%6,703
Greene2,98057.34%2,13741.12%801.54%84316.22%5,197
Gwinnett121,75663.71%61,43432.15%7,9214.14%60,32231.56%191,111
Habersham6,96471.86%2,53026.11%1972.03%4,43445.75%9,691
Hall26,84170.36%10,25926.89%1,0502.75%16,58243.47%38,150
Hancock66221.45%2,41478.22%100.32%-1,752-56.77%3,086
Haralson5,15363.10%2,86935.13%1451.78%2,28427.97%8,167
Harris5,55464.87%2,91234.01%961.12%2,64230.86%8,562
Hart4,24256.29%3,19242.36%1021.35%1,05013.93%7,536
Heard1,94760.88%1,17836.84%732.28%76924.04%3,198
Henry25,81566.42%11,97130.80%1,0812.78%13,84435.62%38,867
Houston23,17462.65%13,30135.96%5131.39%9,87326.69%36,988
Irwin1,72060.31%1,10538.74%270.95%61521.57%2,852
Jackson7,87867.71%3,42029.39%3372.90%4,45838.32%11,635
Jasper2,29858.28%1,55839.51%872.21%74018.77%3,943
Jeff Davis2,79766.26%1,37932.67%451.07%1,41833.59%4,221
Jefferson2,55945.98%2,97353.41%340.61%-414-7.43%5,566
Jenkins1,31750.79%1,25048.21%261.00%672.58%2,593
Johnson1,79762.33%1,06536.94%210.73%73225.39%2,883
Jones4,85060.11%3,10238.45%1161.44%1,74821.66%8,068
Lamar2,91255.68%2,19441.95%1242.37%71813.73%5,230
Lanier1,04855.04%83243.70%241.26%21611.34%1,904
Laurens8,13357.94%5,72440.78%1791.28%2,40917.16%14,036
Lee5,87274.48%1,93624.56%760.96%3,93649.92%7,884
Liberty4,45544.68%5,34753.62%1701.70%-892-8.94%9,972
Lincoln1,80758.23%1,27541.09%210.68%53217.14%3,103
Long1,32057.04%97542.13%190.82%34514.91%2,314
Lowndes14,46256.87%10,61641.74%3541.39%3,84615.13%25,432
Lumpkin4,42765.59%2,12131.42%2022.99%2,30634.17%6,750
Macon1,56635.96%2,75763.31%320.73%-1,191-27.35%4,355
Madison5,52969.17%2,28528.59%1792.24%3,24440.58%7,993
Marion1,18754.35%98244.96%150.69%2059.39%2,184
McDuffie3,92659.94%2,58039.39%440.67%1,34620.55%6,550
McIntosh1,76646.03%2,04753.35%240.63%-281-7.32%3,837
Meriwether3,16247.13%3,44151.29%1061.58%-279-4.16%6,709
Miller1,34962.74%78336.42%180.84%56626.32%2,150
Mitchell2,79048.11%2,97151.23%380.66%-181-3.12%5,799
Monroe4,56160.48%2,83937.65%1411.87%1,72222.83%7,541
Montgomery1,46558.39%1,01340.37%311.24%45218.02%2,509
Morgan3,52459.71%2,23837.92%1402.37%1,28621.79%5,902
Murray5,53966.16%2,68432.06%1491.78%2,85534.10%8,372
Muscogee23,47945.01%28,19354.05%4910.94%-4,714-9.04%52,163
Newton11,12760.56%6,70336.48%5452.97%4,42424.08%18,375
Oconee7,61168.15%3,18428.51%3733.34%4,42739.64%11,168
Oglethorpe2,70661.71%1,51934.64%1603.65%1,18727.07%4,385
Paulding16,88169.58%6,74327.79%6362.62%10,13841.79%24,260
Peach3,52549.39%3,54049.60%721.01%-15-0.21%7,137
Pickens5,48866.92%2,48930.35%2242.73%2,99936.57%8,201
Pierce3,34871.52%1,30027.77%330.70%2,04843.75%4,681
Pike3,35868.74%1,41328.93%1142.33%1,94539.81%4,885
Polk5,84157.74%4,11240.65%1631.61%1,72917.09%10,116
Pulaski1,92257.44%1,39041.54%341.02%53215.90%3,346
Putnam3,59657.09%2,61241.47%911.44%98415.62%6,299
Quitman34838.50%54259.96%141.55%-194-21.46%904
Rabun3,45164.61%1,77633.25%1142.13%1,67531.36%5,341
Randolph1,17445.70%1,38153.76%140.54%-207-8.06%2,569
Richmond25,48544.29%31,41354.60%6401.11%-5,928-10.31%57,538
Rockdale15,44062.64%8,29533.65%9143.71%7,14528.99%24,649
Schley70660.03%46039.12%100.85%24620.91%1,176
Screven2,46152.15%2,23347.32%250.53%2284.83%4,719
Seminole1,53753.42%1,31345.64%270.94%2247.78%2,877
Spalding9,27160.24%5,83137.89%2891.88%3,44022.35%15,391
Stephens5,37064.11%2,86934.25%1371.64%2,50129.86%8,376
Stewart67534.54%1,26764.84%120.61%-592-30.30%1,954
Sumter4,84749.98%4,74848.96%1021.05%991.02%9,697
Talbot84433.35%1,66265.67%250.99%-818-32.32%2,531
Taliaferro27132.57%55666.83%50.60%-285-34.26%832
Tattnall3,59764.12%1,96334.99%500.89%1,63429.13%5,610
Taylor1,41250.79%1,34048.20%281.01%722.59%2,780
Telfair1,69348.47%1,77750.87%230.66%-84-2.40%3,493
Terrell1,50448.31%1,58450.88%250.80%-80-2.57%3,113
Thomas7,09358.82%4,86240.32%1030.85%2,23118.50%12,058
Tift6,67864.66%3,54734.34%1031.00%3,13130.32%10,328
Toombs4,48762.23%2,64336.66%801.11%1,84425.57%7,210
Towns2,90264.53%1,49533.24%1002.22%1,40731.29%4,497
Treutlen1,06254.10%87944.78%221.12%1839.32%1,963
Troup11,19862.90%6,37935.83%2271.27%4,81927.07%17,804
Turner1,25851.22%1,16947.60%291.18%893.62%2,456
Twiggs1,57043.43%1,97754.69%681.88%-407-11.26%3,615
Union4,56765.66%2,23032.06%1592.29%2,33733.60%6,956
Upson5,01960.60%3,15838.13%1051.27%1,86122.47%8,282
Walker12,32665.23%6,34133.56%2281.21%5,98531.67%18,895
Walton12,96667.95%5,48428.74%6333.32%7,48239.21%19,083
Ware6,09963.35%3,48036.14%490.51%2,61927.21%9,628
Warren93343.50%1,19655.76%160.75%-263-12.26%2,145
Washington3,16247.26%3,47651.95%530.79%-314-4.69%6,691
Wayne5,21965.20%2,73634.18%490.61%2,48331.02%8,004
Webster35939.49%54159.52%90.99%-182-20.03%909
Wheeler81351.62%75247.75%100.63%613.87%1,575
White4,85768.96%2,01428.60%1722.44%2,84340.36%7,043
Whitfield15,85268.03%7,03430.19%4161.79%8,81837.84%23,302
Wilcox1,38158.39%96240.68%220.93%41917.71%2,365
Wilkes2,04450.77%1,94048.19%421.04%1042.58%4,026
Wilkinson1,80048.13%1,88450.37%561.50%-84-2.24%3,740
Worth3,79262.56%2,21436.53%550.91%1,57826.03%6,061
Totals1,419,72054.67%1,116,23042.98%60,8542.34%303,49011.69%2,596,804

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Bush won 9 of 11 congressional districts, including one held by a Democrat.[4]

DistrictBushGoreRepresentative
57%42%Jack Kingston
54%45%Sanford Bishop
56%42%Mac Collins
29%69%Cynthia McKinney
23%75%John Lewis
65%32%Johnny Isakson
60%38%Bob Barr
57%42%Saxby Chambliss
69%28%Nathan Deal
55%44%Charlie Norwood
63%34%John Linder

Electors

See main article: List of 2000 United States presidential electors.

Technically the voters of Georgia cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Georgia is allocated 13 electors because it has 11 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 13 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 13 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector.

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 2000[5] to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.

The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All were pledged to and voted for George W. Bush and Dick Cheney:[6]

  1. Anna Cablik
  2. Teresa Jeter Chappell
  3. Charles Commander Clay
  4. Fred Cooper
  5. James Edenfield
  6. Winnie LeClercq
  7. B.J. Lopez
  8. Carolyn Dodgen Meadows
  9. Alec Poitevint
  10. Eric Tanenblatt
  11. Cynthia Teasley
  12. Virgil Williams
  13. Bob Young

Notes and References

  1. (Web site: Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2000 . . February 2002 . December 19, 2020.)
  2. Web site: Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . 2023-04-11 . uselectionatlas.org.
  3. Web site: Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - Georgia . 2024-08-11.
  4. https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=2000&fips=13&f=0&off=0&elect=0&datatype=cd&def=1 2000 Presidential General Election Results - Georgia
  5. Web site: 2000 Post-Election Timeline of Events.
  6. Web site: President Elect - 2000 . 2009-10-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212174238/http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html . 2012-02-12 . dead .