2000 United States presidential election in Minnesota

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2000 United States presidential election in Minnesota
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  1996 November 7, 2000 2004  
Turnout70.11% [1] Increase2.svg
  Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg Official Portrait- President George Walker Bush, 43rd President of the United States, Republican - DPLA - 7482eac0e113bf03014d1686a3733f97.jpeg Ralph Nader 1999 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush Ralph Nader
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Green
Home state Tennessee Texas Connecticut
Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney Winona LaDuke
Electoral vote1000
Popular vote1,168,2661,109,659126,696
Percentage47.91%45.50%5.20%

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President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

The 2000 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 7, 2000, as part of the 2000 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Minnesota was won by Vice President Al Gore by a 2.39% margin of victory, a much weaker performance than President Bill Clinton had in 1996, when he carried the state with 51% of the vote and a 16% margin of victory. Despite winning the state, Gore lost most of the counties and congressional districts in the state. However, Gore won highly populated counties such as Hennepin County, Ramsey County, and St. Louis County by safe margins. In terms of congressional districts, Gore won three districts including the urban 4th and 5th and won the 8th district with less than fifty percent of the vote. Bush overall dominated the rural areas, located in the western and southern parts of the state, and became the first Republican presidential nominee to win Red Lake County since Warren G. Harding in 1920. [2] Nonetheless, he became the first ever Republican to win the White House without carrying Fillmore County. No Republican has won the state since Richard Nixon in 1972, a Democratic streak longer than any other state. [3]

Gore carried the state by a fairly close margin, largely on the strength of his performance in the Twin Cities metro. As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last election in which Cook County voted for a Republican presidential candidate. [4]

Results

2000 United States presidential election in Minnesota [5]
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic (DFL) Al Gore Joe Lieberman 1,168,26647.91%10
Republican George W. Bush Dick Cheney 1,109,65945.50%0
Green Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 126,6965.20%0
Reform Pat Buchanan Ezola Foster 22,1660.91%0
Libertarian Harry Browne Art Olivier 5,2820.22%0
Constitution Howard Phillips J. Curtis Frazier3,2720.13%0
Natural Law John Hagelin A. Nat. Goldhaber2,2940.09%0
Socialist Workers James Harris Margaret Trowe 1,0220.04%0
Write Ins280.00%0
Totals2,438,685100.00%10
Voter turnout (Voting age/Registered)67%/75%

Results by county

CountyAl Gore
DFL
George W. Bush
Republican
Ralph Nader
Green
Pat Buchanan
Reform
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Aitkin 3,83046.37%3,75545.46%4034.88%2202.66%520.63%750.91%8,260
Anoka 68,00846.70%69,25647.56%6,6164.54%1,0400.71%6990.48%-1,248-0.86%145,619
Becker 5,25336.65%8,15256.88%5914.12%2641.84%730.51%-2,899-20.23%14,333
Beltrami 7,30142.41%8,34648.48%1,2697.37%2111.23%900.52%-1,045-6.07%17,217
Benton 6,00940.31%7,66351.40%8625.78%2781.86%960.64%-1,654-11.09%14,908
Big Stone 1,43047.99%1,37045.97%1093.66%591.98%120.40%602.02%2,980
Blue Earth 12,32944.99%12,94247.23%1,7616.43%2380.87%1320.48%-613-2.24%27,402
Brown 4,65036.23%7,37057.43%5614.37%2001.56%530.41%-2,720-21.20%12,834
Carlton 8,62057.16%5,57836.99%6344.20%1831.21%660.44%3,04220.17%15,081
Carver 12,46235.58%20,79059.36%1,3813.94%2210.63%1670.48%-8,328-23.78%35,021
Cass 5,53440.71%7,13452.48%6634.88%1971.45%650.48%-1,600-11.77%13,593
Chippewa 2,95246.47%2,97746.87%2684.22%1131.78%420.66%-25-0.40%6,352
Chisago 9,59343.63%10,93749.74%1,1165.08%2391.09%1020.46%-1,344-6.11%21,987
Clay 10,12843.36%11,71250.14%9634.12%4281.83%1270.54%-1,584-6.78%23,358
Clearwater 1,46638.34%2,13755.88%1343.50%691.80%180.47%-671-17.54%3,824
Cook 1,17141.52%1,29545.92%29010.28%250.89%391.38%-124-4.40%2,820
Cottonwood 2,50340.50%3,36954.51%2083.37%741.20%270.44%-866-14.01%6,181
Crow Wing 11,25540.01%15,03553.45%1,3144.67%3981.41%1260.45%-3,780-13.44%28,128
Dakota 85,44646.88%87,25047.87%7,7994.28%9890.54%7650.42%-1,804-0.99%182,249
Dodge 3,37041.86%4,21352.34%3274.06%961.19%440.55%-843-10.48%8,050
Douglas 6,35236.92%9,81157.02%7464.34%2181.27%780.45%-3,459-20.10%17,205
Faribault 3,62443.02%4,33651.47%3093.67%1131.34%420.50%-712-8.45%8,424
Fillmore 5,02049.10%4,64645.45%4094.00%950.93%530.52%3743.65%10,223
Freeborn 8,51452.75%6,84342.40%5553.44%1380.86%890.55%1,67110.35%16,139
Goodhue 9,98144.84%10,85248.76%1,0934.91%2331.05%980.44%-871-3.92%22,257
Grant 1,50741.58%1,80449.78%2145.91%812.24%180.50%-297-8.20%3,624
Hennepin 307,59953.60%225,65739.32%35,5846.20%2,3000.40%2,7060.47%81,94214.28%573,846
Houston 4,50244.28%5,07749.94%4214.14%1171.15%500.49%-575-5.66%10,167
Hubbard 3,63237.78%5,30755.21%4845.03%1311.36%590.61%-1,675-17.43%9,613
Isanti 6,24741.84%7,66851.36%7535.04%1751.17%860.58%-1,421-9.52%14,929
Itasca 10,58348.74%9,54543.96%1,1375.24%2961.36%1530.70%1,0384.78%21,714
Jackson 2,36443.47%2,77350.99%1943.57%771.42%300.55%-409-7.52%5,438
Kanabec 2,83141.57%3,48051.09%3445.05%1081.59%480.70%-649-9.52%6,811
Kandiyohi 8,22042.62%10,02651.99%7343.81%2281.18%770.40%-1,806-9.37%19,285
Kittson 1,10741.98%1,35351.31%682.58%883.34%210.80%-246-9.33%2,637
Koochiching 2,90342.20%3,52351.21%3024.39%1011.47%500.73%-620-9.01%6,879
Lac qui Parle 2,24450.39%1,94143.59%1603.59%871.95%210.47%3036.80%4,453
Lake 3,57954.53%2,46537.56%4266.49%580.88%350.53%1,11416.97%6,563
Lake of the Woods 84838.77%1,21655.60%743.38%331.51%160.73%-368-16.83%2,187
Le Sueur 5,36143.48%6,13849.78%6034.89%1831.48%460.37%-777-6.30%12,331
Lincoln 1,59048.42%1,51346.07%1053.20%541.64%220.67%772.35%3,284
Lyon 4,73741.23%6,08752.98%4604.00%1441.25%610.53%-1,350-11.75%11,489
Mahnomen 92141.41%1,12250.45%964.32%713.19%140.63%-201-9.04%2,224
Marshall 1,91036.74%2,91256.01%1603.08%1913.67%260.50%-1,002-19.27%5,199
Martin 4,16640.17%5,68654.83%3763.63%960.93%470.45%-1,520-14.66%10,371
McLeod 5,60936.44%8,78257.05%6814.42%2311.50%910.59%-3,173-20.61%15,394
Meeker 4,40241.25%5,52051.72%5174.84%1741.63%590.55%-1,118-10.47%10,672
Mille Lacs 4,37642.68%5,22350.94%4484.37%1561.52%500.49%-847-8.26%10,253
Morrison 5,27435.93%8,19755.85%6334.31%4933.36%800.55%-2,923-19.92%14,677
Mower 10,69357.86%6,87337.19%6783.67%1430.77%930.50%3,82020.67%18,480
Murray 2,09344.04%2,40750.64%1493.13%731.54%310.65%-314-6.60%4,753
Nicollet 7,04145.94%7,22147.11%8425.49%1691.10%540.35%-180-1.17%15,327
Nobles 3,76042.38%4,76653.72%2382.68%720.81%360.41%-1,006-11.34%8,872
Norman 1,57543.26%1,80849.66%1233.38%1153.16%200.55%-233-6.40%3,641
Olmsted 25,82243.48%30,64151.59%2,1983.70%3690.62%3620.61%-4,819-8.11%59,392
Otter Tail 9,84434.53%16,96359.50%1,1203.93%4501.58%1340.47%-7,119-24.97%28,511
Pennington 2,45838.89%3,38053.48%2554.03%1933.05%340.54%-922-14.59%6,320
Pine 6,14847.05%5,85444.80%7345.62%2581.97%740.57%2942.25%13,068
Pipestone 1,97040.25%2,69355.03%1402.86%641.31%270.55%-723-14.78%4,894
Polk 5,76440.76%7,60953.81%3692.61%3372.38%610.43%-1,845-13.05%14,140
Pope 2,77146.28%2,80846.90%2644.41%1232.05%210.35%-37-0.62%5,987
Ramsey 138,47056.69%87,66935.89%15,5226.35%1,3950.57%1,2220.50%50,80120.80%244,278
Red Lake 83039.71%1,09052.15%683.25%884.21%140.67%-260-12.44%2,090
Redwood 2,68134.60%4,58959.23%3144.05%1231.59%410.53%-1,908-24.63%7,748
Renville 3,53343.50%4,03649.69%3554.37%1712.11%270.33%-503-6.19%8,122
Rice 13,14050.50%10,87641.80%1,6396.30%2340.90%1320.51%2,2648.70%26,021
Rock 2,08141.54%2,77255.33%1162.32%180.36%230.46%-691-13.79%5,010
Roseau 2,12829.70%4,69565.52%1762.46%1261.76%410.57%-2,567-35.82%7,166
St. Louis 64,23759.78%35,42032.96%6,2905.85%9770.91%5400.50%28,81726.82%107,464
Scott 17,50339.97%23,95454.70%1,8294.18%3070.70%2000.46%-6,451-14.73%43,793
Sherburne 12,10939.27%16,81354.53%1,5014.87%2890.94%1230.40%-4,704-15.26%30,835
Sibley 2,68736.63%4,08755.72%3614.92%1562.13%440.60%-1,400-19.09%7,335
Stearns 24,80039.70%32,40251.86%3,8206.11%1,1311.81%3230.52%-7,602-12.16%62,476
Steele 6,90042.95%8,22351.18%6974.34%1791.11%670.42%-1,323-8.23%16,066
Stevens 2,43442.32%2,83149.22%3936.83%681.18%260.45%-397-6.90%5,752
Swift 2,69849.62%2,37643.70%2184.01%1182.17%270.50%3225.92%5,437
Todd 4,13237.25%6,03154.37%4854.37%3883.50%560.50%-1,899-17.12%11,092
Traverse 88441.98%1,07451.00%864.08%542.56%80.38%-190-9.02%2,106
Wabasha 4,52242.94%5,24549.81%5715.42%1361.29%570.54%-723-6.87%10,531
Wadena 2,25135.27%3,73358.49%2533.96%1151.80%300.47%-1,482-23.22%6,382
Waseca 3,69441.67%4,60851.99%3984.49%1291.46%350.39%-914-10.32%8,864
Washington 49,63746.39%51,50248.13%4,8914.57%5820.54%3970.37%-1,865-1.74%107,009
Watonwan 2,25843.98%2,56249.90%2124.13%791.54%230.45%-304-5.92%5,134
Wilkin 1,04631.65%2,03261.48%772.33%1293.90%210.64%-986-29.83%3,305
Winona 11,06946.28%10,77345.04%1,7507.32%1900.79%1360.57%2961.24%23,918
Wright 16,76238.65%23,86155.02%1,9774.56%4851.12%2810.65%-7,099-16.37%43,366
Yellow Medicine 2,52845.84%2,59847.11%2324.21%1212.19%360.65%-70-1.27%5,515
Totals1,168,26647.91%1,109,65945.50%126,6965.20%22,1660.91%11,8980.49%58,6072.40%2,438,685

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Bush won 5 of 8 congressional districts, including two held by Democrats. [6]

DistrictGoreBushRepresentative
1st 46%48% Gil Gutknecht
2nd 40%54% David Minge
Mark Kennedy
3rd 45%50% Jim Ramstad
4th 56%36% Bruce Vento
Betty McCollum
5th 63%28% Martin Olav Sabo
6th 46%48% Bill Luther
7th 39%54% Collin Peterson
8th 49%44% Jim Oberstar

Electors

Technically the voters of Minnesota cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Minnesota is allocated ten electors because it has eight congressional districts and two senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 10 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 10 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 [7] 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 Gore and Lieberman: [8]

  1. Carol Bartels
  2. Prudy Cameron
  3. Joan Campbell
  4. Elmer Deutschmann
  5. Elizabeth Kalisch
  6. Matthew Little
  7. Glenda Meixell
  8. John Meuers
  9. Janis Ray
  10. Georgiana Ruzich

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