2000 United States presidential election in Tennessee explained

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Election Name:	2000 United States presidential election in Tennessee
Country:	Tennessee
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1996 United States presidential election in Tennessee
Previous Year:	1996
Next Election:	2004 United States presidential election in Tennessee
Next Year:	2004
Election Date:	November 7, 2000
Image1:	File:GeorgeWBush (1).jpg
Nominee1:	George W. Bush
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:	Texas
Running Mate1:	Dick Cheney
Electoral Vote1:	11
Popular Vote1:	1,061,949
Percentage1:	51.15%
Nominee2:	Al Gore
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Tennessee
Running Mate2:	Joe Lieberman
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	981,720
Percentage2:	47.28%
Map Size:	350px
President
Before Election:	Bill Clinton
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	George W. Bush
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)
Turnout:	63.03% ^[1] 0.26 pp

The 2000 United States presidential election in Tennessee was held on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Tennessee was won by Governor George W. Bush by a 3.87% margin of victory, despite having voted for President Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996 and being the home state of Vice President Al Gore. If Gore had carried his home state, he, instead of Bush, would have been elected president.^[2]

This was the last of three consecutive elections in which Tennessee was decided by single-digit margins, and as of 2020, this is the last election with such results. Since 2000, Tennessee has rapidly moved away from swing state status and become a Republican stronghold.^[3] Gore was the first major party nominee to lose his home state since George McGovern lost South Dakota in 1972. Additionally, this was the first election where a presidential nominee won the state with more than a million votes., this is the last election in which Campbell County, Lewis County, Robertson County, Gibson County, Dickson County, Bedford County, Franklin County, Warren County, Henry County, Marshall County, Giles County, Marion County, White County, Hickman County, DeKalb County, Crockett County, Cannon County, and Decatur County voted for the Democratic nominee. Gore's victories in Marion and Campbell remain the last time that a Democrat has carried any county in staunchly Republican East Tennessee. This is also the last time that Tennessee voted to the left of Arizona, Colorado, Virginia, and North Carolina.

Primary elections

Democratic primary

See main article: 2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary.

Election Name:	2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary
Country:	Tennessee
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1996 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary
Previous Year:	1996
Next Election:	2004 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary
Next Year:	2004
Candidate1:	Al Gore
Colour1:	3333FF
Home State1:	Tennessee
Delegate Count1:	68
Popular Vote1:	198,264
Percentage1:	92.13%
Candidate2:	Bill Bradley (withdrawn)
Colour2:	FA8320
Home State2:	New Jersey
Delegate Count2:	0
Popular Vote2:	11,323
Percentage2:	5.26%
Map Size:	300px
Votes For Election:	81 delegates to the Democratic National Convention (68 pledged, 13 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote

The 2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary was held on March 14, 2000, as one of 6 contests scheduled the following week after Super Tuesday. The Tennessee primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 81 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 68 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

Vice president Al Gore easily decided the primary in his home state, winning 92.1% of the vote and all 68 delegates. Senator Bill Bradley took only 5.3% of the vote and earned 0 delegates, while Lyndon LaRouche Jr. only got 0.5% of the vote.

2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary^[4] ! Candidate! Votes! %! Delegates^[5]

Al Gore	198,264	92.13	68
Bill Bradley (withdrawn)	11,323	5.26	rowspan=1
Uncommitted	4,407	2.05	13
Lyndon LaRouche Jr.	1,031	0.48	rowspan=2
Write-in votes	178	0.08
Total	215,203	100%	81

Republican primary

See main article: 2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary.

Election Name:	2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
Country:	Tennessee
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1996 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
Previous Year:	1996
Next Election:	2004 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
Next Year:	2004
Image1:	File:GeorgeWBush (1).jpg
Candidate1:	George W. Bush
Color1:	d30036
Home State1:	Texas
Delegate Count1:	37
Popular Vote1:	193,166
Percentage1:	77.02%
Candidate2:	John McCain
Home State2:	Arizona
Color2:	ffff00
Delegate Count2:	0
Popular Vote2:	36,436
Percentage2:	14.53%
Colour4:	812939
Home State4:	Maryland
Popular Vote4:	16,916
Percentage4:	6.75%
Candidate4:	Alan Keyes
Delegate Count4:	0

The 2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary was held on March 14, 2000, as one of 6 contests scheduled the following week after Super Tuesday. The Tennessee primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 37 delegates towards the 2000 Republican National Convention.

George W. Bush won the primary with 77.0% of the vote and all 37 of the state's delegates. John McCain came second with 14.5% of the vote. Alan Keyes came third with 6.8% of the vote.

2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary^[6]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
George W. Bush	193,166	77.02%	37
John McCain	36,436	14.53%	0
Alan Keyes	16,916	6.75%	0
Gary Bauer	1,305	0.52%	0
Steve Forbes	1,018	0.41%	0
Orrin Hatch	252	0.10%	0
Write-ins	75	0.03%	0
Uncommitted	1,623	0.65%	0
Total	250,791	100.00%	37

General election

United States presidential election in Tennessee, 2000^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	George Walker Bush	1,061,949	51.15%	11
	Democratic	Albert Arnold Gore Jr.	981,720	47.28%	0
	Independent	Ralph Nader	19,781	0.95%	0
	Independent	Harry Edson Browne	4,284	0.21%	0
	Independent	Patrick Joseph Buchanan	4,250	0.20%	0
Totals			2,071,984		11

By county

County	George W. Bush Republican		Al Gore Democratic		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total
		%		%		%		%
	Anderson		14,688		51.04%		13,556		47.10%		535		1.86%		1,132		3.94%		28,779
	Bedford		5,911		48.42%		6,136		50.27%		160		1.31%		-225		-1.85%		12,207
	Benton		2,484		39.36%		3,700		58.63%		127		2.01%		-1,216		-19.27%		6,311
	Bledsoe		2,380		56.72%		1,756		41.85%		60		1.43%		624		14.87%		4,196
	Blount		25,273		62.15%		14,688		36.12%		701		1.72%		10,585		26.03%		40,662
	Bradley		20,167		68.50%		8,768		29.78%		508		1.73%		11,399		38.72%		29,443
	Campbell		5,784		46.57%		6,492		52.27%		145		1.17%		-708		-5.70%		12,421
	Cannon		1,924		40.96%		2,697		57.42%		76		1.62%		-773		-16.46%		4,697
	Carroll		5,465		50.48%		5,239		48.39%		123		1.14%		226		2.09%		10,827
	Carter		12,111		63.40%		6,724		35.20%		267		1.40%		5,387		28.20%		19,102
	Cheatham		6,356		50.38%		6,062		48.05%		198		1.57%		294		2.33%		12,616
	Chester		3,487		60.88%		2,192		38.27%		49		0.86%		1,295		22.61%		5,728
	Claiborne		5,023		55.81%		3,841		42.68%		136		1.51%		1,182		13.13%		9,000
	Clay		1,468		42.65%		1,931		56.10%		43		1.25%		-463		-13.45%		3,442
	Cocke		6,185		60.41%		3,872		37.82%		182		1.78%		2,313		22.59%		10,239
	Coffee		8,788		49.40%		8,741		49.14%		259		1.46%		47		0.26%		17,788
	Crockett		2,676		49.19%		2,705		49.72%		59		1.08%		-29		-0.53%		5,440
	Cumberland		10,994		57.81%		7,644		40.20%		379		1.99%		3,350		17.61%		19,017
	Davidson		84,117		40.33%		120,508		57.77%		3,963		1.90%		-36,391		-17.44%		208,588
	Decatur		2,046		46.82%		2,278		52.13%		46		1.05%		-232		-5.31%		4,370
	DeKalb		2,411		38.48%		3,765		60.10%		89		1.42%		-1,354		-21.62%		6,265
	Dickson		7,016		45.10%		8,332		53.56%		208		1.34%		-1,316		-8.46%		15,556
	Dyer		6,282		53.05%		5,425		45.82%		134		1.13%		857		7.23%		11,841
	Fayette		6,402		55.53%		5,037		43.69%		90		0.78%		1,365		11.84%		11,529
	Fentress		3,417		56.68%		2,529		41.95%		83		1.38%		888		14.73%		6,029
	Franklin		6,560		44.65%		7,828		53.28%		303		2.06%		-1,268		-8.63%		14,691
	Gibson		8,286		48.35%		8,663		50.55%		188		1.10%		-377		-2.20%		17,137
	Giles		4,377		43.48%		5,527		54.91%		162		1.61%		-1,150		-11.43%		10,066
	Grainger		3,746		60.48%		2,361		38.12%		87		1.40%		1,385		22.36%		6,194
	Greene		12,540		60.24%		7,909		37.99%		367		1.76%		4,631		22.25%		20,816
	Grundy		1,553		33.79%		2,970		64.62%		73		1.59%		-1,417		-30.83%		4,596
	Hamblen		11,824		60.02%		7,564		38.40%		311		1.58%		4,260		21.62%		19,699
	Hamilton		66,605		55.33%		51,708		42.95%		2,066		1.72%		14,897		12.38%		120,379
	Hancock		1,343		64.72%		690		33.25%		42		2.02%		653		31.47%		2,075
	Hardeman		3,729		42.36%		4,953		56.26%		121		1.37%		-1,224		-13.90%		8,803
	Hardin		4,951		56.38%		3,735		42.53%		96		1.09%		1,216		13.85%		8,782
	Hawkins		10,071		58.90%		6,753		39.50%		274		1.60%		3,318		19.40%		17,098
	Haywood		2,554		39.43%		3,887		60.00%		37		0.57%		-1,333		-20.57%		6,478
	Henderson		5,153		61.35%		3,166		37.69%		80		0.95%		1,987		23.66%		8,399
	Henry		5,944		48.29%		6,093		49.50%		272		2.21%		-149		-1.21%		12,309
	Hickman		2,914		40.12%		4,239		58.36%		111		1.53%		-1,325		-18.24%		7,264
	Houston		993		31.76%		2,081		66.55%		53		1.69%		-1,088		-34.79%		3,127
	Humphreys		2,387		35.73%		4,205		62.94%		89		1.33%		-1,818		-27.21%		6,681
	Jackson		1,384		29.11%		3,304		69.50%		66		1.39%		-1,920		-40.39%		4,754
	Jefferson		8,657		61.45%		5,226		37.10%		204		1.45%		3,431		24.35%		14,087
	Johnson		3,740		66.11%		1,813		32.05%		104		1.84%		1,927		34.06%		5,657
	Knox		86,851		57.68%		60,969		40.49%		2,766		1.84%		25,882		17.19%		150,586
	Lake		781		35.12%		1,419		63.80%		24		1.08%		-638		-28.68%		2,224
	Lauderdale		3,329		43.70%		4,224		55.45%		65		0.85%		-895		-11.75%		7,618
	Lawrence		7,613		52.61%		6,643		45.91%		214		1.48%		970		6.70%		14,470
	Lewis		2,037		46.09%		2,281		51.61%		102		2.31%		-244		-5.52%		4,420
	Lincoln		5,435		50.99%		5,060		47.47%		164		1.54%		375		3.52%		10,659
	Loudon		10,266		62.57%		5,905		35.99%		235		1.43%		4,361		26.58%		16,406
	Macon		3,366		51.86%		3,059		47.13%		66		1.02%		307		4.73%		6,491
	Madison		17,862		52.64%		15,781		46.51%		287		0.85%		2,081		6.13%		33,930
	Marion		4,651		45.38%		5,441		53.08%		158		1.54%		-790		-7.70%		10,250
	Marshall		4,105		43.86%		5,107		54.57%		147		1.57%		-1,002		-10.71%		9,359
	Maury		11,930		50.98%		11,127		47.55%		343		1.47%		803		3.43%		23,400
	McMinn		10,155		61.17%		6,142		37.00%		303		1.83%		4,013		24.17%		16,600
	McNairy		4,897		54.48%		4,003		44.53%		89		0.99%		894		9.95%		8,989
	Meigs		1,797		53.01%		1,555		45.87%		38		1.12%		242		7.14%		3,390
	Monroe		7,514		57.79%		5,327		40.97%		162		1.25%		2,187		16.82%		13,003
	Montgomery		19,644		50.31%		18,818		48.20%		582		1.49%		826		2.11%		39,044
	Moore		1,145		49.76%		1,107		48.11%		49		2.13%		38		1.65%		2,301
	Morgan		3,144		51.02%		2,921		47.40%		97		1.57%		223		3.62%		6,162
	Obion		6,168		49.58%		6,056		48.68%		216		1.74%		112		0.90%		12,440
	Overton		2,875		38.35%		4,507		60.13%		114		1.52%		-1,632		-21.78%		7,496
	Perry		1,165		40.65%		1,650		57.57%		51		1.78%		-485		-16.92%		2,866
	Pickett		1,281		57.21%		939		41.94%		19		0.85%		342		15.27%		2,239
	Polk		2,907		51.97%		2,574		46.01%		113		2.02%		333		5.96%		5,594
	Putnam		11,248		50.13%		10,785		48.07%		405		1.80%		463		2.06%		22,438
	Rhea		5,900		60.38%		3,722		38.09%		150		1.53%		2,178		22.29%		9,772
	Roane		11,345		53.20%		9,575		44.90%		406		1.90%		1,770		8.30%		21,326
	Robertson		9,675		47.98%		10,249		50.83%		240		1.19%		-574		-2.85%		20,164
	Rutherford		33,445		53.79%		27,360		44.00%		1,377		2.21%		6,085		9.79%		62,182
	Scott		3,579		54.10%		2,967		44.85%		69		1.04%		612		9.25%		6,615
	Sequatchie		2,169		55.80%		1,648		42.40%		70		1.80%		521		13.40%		3,887
	Sevier		16,734		65.97%		8,208		32.36%		423		1.67%		8,526		33.61%		25,365
	Shelby		141,756		42.09%		190,404		56.54%		4,595		1.36%		-48,648		-14.45%		336,755
	Smith		2,384		32.44%		4,884		66.47%		80		1.09%		-2,500		-34.03%		7,348
	Stewart		1,826		38.18%		2,870		60.02%		86		1.80%		-1,044		-21.84%		4,782
	Sullivan		33,482		60.08%		21,354		38.32%		891		1.60%		12,128		21.76%		55,727
	Sumner		27,601		54.68%		22,118		43.82%		758		1.50%		5,483		10.86%		50,477
	Tipton		10,070		60.84%		6,300		38.06%		182		1.10%		3,770		22.78%		16,552
	Trousdale		950		32.26%		1,966		66.76%		29		0.98%		-1,016		-34.50%		2,945
	Unicoi		3,780		58.80%		2,566		39.91%		83		1.29%		1,215		18.89%		6,429
	Union		3,199		54.96%		2,564		44.05%		58		1.00%		635		10.91%		5,821
	Van Buren		845		39.65%		1,255		58.89%		31		1.45%		-410		-19.24%		2,131
	Warren		5,552		42.28%		7,378		56.19%		201		1.53%		-1,826		-13.91%		13,131
	Washington		22,579		59.51%		14,769		38.93%		594		1.57%		7,810		20.58%		37,942
	Wayne		3,370		63.51%		1,859		35.04%		77		1.45%		1,511		28.47%		5,306
	Weakley		6,106		51.55%		5,570		47.03%		168		1.42%		536		4.52%		11,844
	White		3,525		45.34%		4,135		53.18%		115		1.48%		-610		-7.84%		7,775
	Williamson		38,901		66.58%		18,745		32.08%		783		1.34%		20,156		34.50%		58,429
	Wilson		18,844		52.47%		16,561		46.11%		511		1.42%		2,283		6.36%		35,916
Totals	1,061,949	51.15%	981,720	47.28%	32,512	1.57%	80,229	3.87%	2,076,181

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Anderson (Largest city: Oak Ridge)
• Carroll (Largest city: McKenzie)
• Cheatham (Largest city: Ashland City)
• Coffee (Largest city: Tullahoma)
• Dyer (Largest city: Dyersburg)
• Fayette (Largest town: Oakland)
• Fentress (Largest city: Jamestown)
• Lawrence (Largest city: Lawrenceburg)
• Maury (Largest city: Columbia)
• McNairy (Largest city: Selmer)
• Meigs (Largest city: Decatur)
• Montgomery (Largest city: Clarksville)
• Moore (Largest city: Lynchburg)
• Morgan (Largest city: Coalfield)
• Obion (Largest city: Union City)
• Polk (Largest city: Benton)
• Putnam (Largest city: Cookeville)
• Roane (Largest city: Oak Ridge)
• Sequatchie (Largest city: Dunlap)
• Union (Largest city: Maynardville)
• Weakley (Largest city: Martin)

Electors

See main article: article and List of 2000 United States presidential electors. The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 2000^[8] 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 Bush and Dick Cheney:^[9]

1. Lamar Alexander
2. Daniel Dirksen Baker
3. Lana Bowman Ball
4. Nancy Cunningham
5. Winfield Dunn
6. Jimmy Exum
7. Jim Henry
8. Raja Jubran
9. Anie Kent
10. Patti Saliba
11. Mamon Wright

See also

• Presidency of George W. Bush
• 2000 Tennessee elections
• 2000 United States elections

Notes and References

1. News: November 7, 2000 . Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2000 . Tennessee Secretary of State . February 28, 2023.
2. News: THE 2000 ELECTIONS: TENNESSEE; Loss in Home State Leaves Gore Depending on Florida. The New York Times. 9 November 2000. Perez-Pena. Richard.
3. Web site: Our Campaigns - Container Detail Page. www.ourcampaigns.com. 2020-05-25.
4. Web site: March 14, 2000 Presidential Preference Primary. Tennessee Secretary of State. September 15, 2023.
5. Web site: Election 2000: Tennessee Democrat. The Green Papers. September 15, 2023.
6. Web site: 2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary election results .
7. Web site: Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
8. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2000&fips=42&f=0&off=0&elect=0 2000 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania
9. Web site: President Elect - 2000 . presidentelect.org . 11 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090303103412/http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html . 3 March 2009 . dead.