2000 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary
In the United States, the 2000 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary (held February 1) was the second major test of the leading contenders for the Democratic Party's nomination as its candidate for the 2000 presidential election.
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Candidates
- Bill Bradley, former Senator from New Jersey
- Al Gore, incumbent Vice President of the United States from Tennessee
Campaign
Vice President Al Gore was seen as the frontrunner for the nomination, but after Bill Bradley received 36% in Iowa and was catching up to Gore in the polls the Gore campaign and many pundits believed that Bradley could defeat Gore and would use the momentum to propel himself into the nomination on Super Tuesday.
2000 results
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| Candidate | vote[1] | Percentage | National Delegates[2] |
| Al Gore | 76,897 | 49.73% | 13 |
| Bill Bradley | 70,502 | 45.59% | 9 |
| Uncommitted | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Other | 7,240 | 4.68 | 0 |
| Totals | 154,639 | — | 29 |
Al Gore won 8 of New Hampshire's 10 counties. Bill Bradley lost the rest of the primaries by large margins and Al Gore would eventually lose the general election to Governor of Texas George W. Bush.
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See also
- New Hampshire primaries
- 2000 Democratic Party presidential primaries
References
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