2000 United States presidential straw poll in Guam

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2000 United States presidential straw poll in Guam

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Non-binding preference poll
Nominee George W. Bush Al Gore Party Republican Democratic Home state Texas Tennessee Running mate Dick Cheney Joe Lieberman Popular vote 18,075 16,549 Percentage 51.58% 47.22%
Village Results Bush   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% Gore   50-60%

The 2000 United States presidential straw poll in Guam took place on November 7, 2000, Guam is a territory and not a state. Thus, it is ineligible to elect members of the Electoral College, instead, the territory conducts a non-binding presidential straw poll during the general election. In turn cast direct electoral votes for president and vice president. ^[1]

Texas Governor George W. Bush defeated Democratic Vice President Al Gore by over 51% of the popular votes.

Results

The votes of Guam residents did not count in the presidential election, but the territory has nonetheless conducted a presidential straw poll to gauge islanders' preference for president in every election since 1980. ^[1]

2000 United States presidential straw poll in Guam [2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	George W. Bush	Dick Cheney	18,075	51.58%
	Democratic	Al Gore	Joe Lieberman	16,549	47.22%
	Libertarian	Harry Browne	Art Olivier	137	1.20%
Totals				34,761	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential straw polls in Guam

References

1. STAFF, ZITA Y. TAITANO | VARIETY NEWS (October 22, 2012). "US presidential straw poll for Guam voters". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
2. "1998 & 2000 ECAR-0010.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved June 21, 2024.