2000 United States presidential election in West Virginia
The 2000 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 5 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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While West Virginia was traditionally a Democratic stronghold, due to the large coal industry in the state, Gore was seen as an environmental extremist.[1]
West Virginia gave its 5 electoral votes to Governor George W. Bush, the first time a Republican had carried this state since Ronald Reagan in 1984 and only the fourth time since 1932. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which the Democratic candidate won Kanawha County, Harrison County, Lincoln County, and Wyoming County. This was the first time since 1928 that a non-incumbent Republican won West Virginia. From 1932 through 1996 West Virginia had voted Democratic every time except for 1956, 1972, and 1984. It would also be the last time any candidate won the state by a single-digit margin.
Primaries
- 2000 West Virginia Democratic primary
- 2000 West Virginia Republican primary
Results
| 2000 United States presidential election in West Virginia | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | Swing | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | ||||||
| Republican | George W. Bush of Texas | Dick Cheney of Wyoming | 336,475 | 51.92% | 5 | {{{evprct}}} |  15.16% | ||
| Democratic | Al Gore of Tennessee | Joe Lieberman of Connecticut | 295,497 | 45.59% | 0 | {{{evprct}}} |  5.92% | ||
| Green | Ralph Nader of Connecticut | Winona LaDuke of Minnesota | 10,680 | 1.65% | 0 | {{{evprct}}} | 1.65% | ||
| Reform | Pat Buchanan of Virginia | Ezola B. Foster of California | 3,169 | 0.49% | 0 | {{{evprct}}} | 10.77% | ||
| Libertarian | Harry Browne of Tennessee | Art Olivier of California | 1,912 | 0.30% | 0 | {{{evprct}}} | 0.18% | ||
| Constitution | Howard Phillips of Virginia | Darrell Castle of Tennessee | 23 | 0.00% | 0 | {{{evprct}}} |  | ||
| Natural Law | John Hagelin of Iowa | Nat Goldhaber of California | 367 | 0.06% | 0 | {{{evprct}}} | 0.06% | ||
| Write-in | Various of Various | Various of Various | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | {{{evprct}}} | | ||
| Total | 648,124 | 100.00% | 5 | {{{evprct}}} | |||||
By congressional district
Bush won two of the three congressional districts.[2]
| District | Bush | Gore | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 54% | 43% | Alan Mollohan |
| 2nd | 54% | 44% | Bob Wise |
| Shelley Moore Capito | |||
| 3rd | 47% | 51% | Nick Rahall |
By county
| County | Gore% | Gore# | Bush% | Bush# | Others% | Others# | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour | 41.37% | 2,503 | 56.37% | 3,411 | 2.26% | 137 | 6,051 |
| Berkeley | 38.23% | 8,797 | 59.19% | 13,619 | 2.58% | 594 | 23,010 |
| Boone | 61.88% | 5,656 | 36.68% | 3,353 | 1.44% | 132 | 9,141 |
| Braxton | 51.03% | 2,719 | 47.47% | 2,529 | 1.50% | 80 | 5,328 |
| Brooke | 49.74% | 4,678 | 44.60% | 4,195 | 5.66% | 532 | 9,405 |
| Cabell | 46.24% | 14,896 | 51.03% | 16,440 | 2.73% | 880 | 32,216 |
| Calhoun | 42.52% | 1,112 | 54.49% | 1,425 | 2.98% | 78 | 2,615 |
| Clay | 45.14% | 1,617 | 52.68% | 1,887 | 2.18% | 78 | 3,582 |
| Doddridge | 27.45% | 773 | 69.42% | 1,955 | 3.13% | 88 | 2,816 |
| Fayette | 57.26% | 8,371 | 40.34% | 5,897 | 2.40% | 351 | 14,619 |
| Gilmer | 39.85% | 1,092 | 56.93% | 1,560 | 3.21% | 88 | 2,740 |
| Grant | 19.65% | 891 | 78.76% | 3,571 | 1.59% | 72 | 4,534 |
| Greenbrier | 43.93% | 5,627 | 53.61% | 6,866 | 2.46% | 315 | 12,808 |
| Hampshire | 33.93% | 2,069 | 63.62% | 3,879 | 2.44% | 149 | 6,097 |
| Hancock | 46.39% | 6,249 | 47.94% | 6,458 | 5.68% | 765 | 13,472 |
| Hardy | 35.91% | 1,621 | 62.38% | 2,816 | 1.71% | 77 | 4,514 |
| Harrison | 48.95% | 13,009 | 48.72% | 12,948 | 2.34% | 621 | 26,578 |
| Jackson | 42.86% | 4,937 | 55.05% | 6,341 | 2.08% | 240 | 11,518 |
| Jefferson | 47.71% | 6,860 | 49.00% | 7,045 | 3.29% | 473 | 14,378 |
| Kanawha | 50.25% | 38,524 | 48.01% | 36,809 | 1.74% | 1,337 | 76,670 |
| Lewis | 38.39% | 2,355 | 58.79% | 3,606 | 2.82% | 173 | 6,134 |
| Lincoln | 52.77% | 3,939 | 45.40% | 3,389 | 1.82% | 136 | 7,464 |
| Logan | 61.83% | 8,927 | 36.94% | 5,334 | 1.23% | 178 | 14,439 |
| Marion | 53.84% | 12,315 | 43.60% | 9,972 | 2.56% | 586 | 22,873 |
| Marshall | 44.45% | 6,000 | 50.81% | 6,859 | 4.73% | 639 | 13,498 |
| Mason | 44.22% | 4,963 | 53.21% | 5,972 | 2.57% | 288 | 11,223 |
| McDowell | 66.34% | 4,845 | 32.15% | 2,348 | 1.51% | 110 | 7,303 |
| Mercer | 44.22% | 8,347 | 54.07% | 10,206 | 1.71% | 322 | 18,875 |
| Mineral | 34.15% | 3,341 | 63.18% | 6,180 | 2.67% | 261 | 9,782 |
| Mingo | 60.23% | 6,049 | 38.49% | 3,866 | 1.27% | 128 | 10,043 |
| Monongalia | 46.05% | 12,603 | 49.68% | 13,595 | 4.27% | 1,169 | 27,367 |
| Monroe | 40.75% | 2,094 | 57.21% | 2,940 | 2.04% | 105 | 5,139 |
| Morgan | 33.59% | 1,939 | 63.05% | 3,639 | 3.36% | 194 | 5,772 |
| Nicholas | 47.31% | 4,059 | 50.81% | 4,359 | 1.88% | 161 | 8,579 |
| Ohio | 42.60% | 7,653 | 53.48% | 9,607 | 3.92% | 704 | 17,964 |
| Pendleton | 36.39% | 1,172 | 61.97% | 1,996 | 1.65% | 53 | 3,221 |
| Pleasants | 39.50% | 1,267 | 58.73% | 1,884 | 1.78% | 57 | 3,208 |
| Pocahontas | 40.15% | 1,392 | 56.82% | 1,970 | 3.03% | 105 | 3,467 |
| Preston | 33.67% | 3,515 | 63.29% | 6,607 | 3.04% | 317 | 10,439 |
| Putnam | 38.63% | 7,891 | 59.60% | 12,173 | 1.77% | 362 | 20,426 |
| Raleigh | 45.91% | 11,047 | 52.31% | 12,587 | 1.77% | 427 | 24,061 |
| Randolph | 42.21% | 4,028 | 55.00% | 5,248 | 2.79% | 266 | 9,542 |
| Ritchie | 26.86% | 1,024 | 71.27% | 2,717 | 1.86% | 71 | 3,812 |
| Roane | 41.46% | 2,332 | 56.39% | 3,172 | 2.15% | 121 | 5,625 |
| Summers | 48.78% | 2,299 | 48.89% | 2,304 | 2.33% | 110 | 4,713 |
| Taylor | 43.29% | 2,473 | 54.69% | 3,124 | 2.01% | 115 | 5,712 |
| Tucker | 39.42% | 1,319 | 57.83% | 1,935 | 2.75% | 92 | 3,346 |
| Tyler | 30.91% | 1,214 | 65.73% | 2,582 | 3.36% | 132 | 3,928 |
| Upshur | 34.10% | 2,770 | 63.58% | 5,165 | 2.31% | 188 | 8,123 |
| Wayne | 48.89% | 7,940 | 49.21% | 7,993 | 1.90% | 308 | 16,241 |
| Webster | 53.33% | 1,764 | 44.86% | 1,484 | 1.81% | 60 | 3,308 |
| Wetzel | 45.31% | 2,849 | 51.51% | 3,239 | 3.18% | 200 | 6,288 |
| Wirt | 34.34% | 818 | 63.73% | 1,518 | 1.93% | 46 | 2,382 |
| Wood | 37.40% | 12,664 | 60.34% | 20,428 | 2.26% | 765 | 33,857 |
| Wyoming | 54.44% | 4,289 | 44.08% | 3,473 | 1.47% | 116 | 7,878 |
