2000 United States presidential election in Alaska

The 2000 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 3 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Main article: 2000 United States presidential election

2000 United States presidential election in Alaska

November 7, 2000

Nominee George W. Bush Al Gore Ralph Nader Party Republican Democratic Green Home state Texas Tennessee Connecticut Running mate Dick Cheney Joe Lieberman Winona LaDuke Electoral vote 3 0 0 Popular vote 167,398 79,004 28,747 Percentage 58.62% 27.67% 10.07%

Borough & Census Area Results Bush   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Gore   40–50%

President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President George W. Bush Republican

Alaska was won by Governor George W. Bush by a 31.0% margin of victory. Green party nominee Ralph Nader had his best performance here in 2000,[1] obtaining over 10% of the vote. Al Gore received 28% of the vote.

Results

2000 United States presidential election in Alaska[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	George W. Bush	167,398	58.62%	3
	Democratic	Al Gore	79,004	27.67%	0
	Green	Ralph Nader	28,747	10.07%	0
	Reform	Patrick Buchanan	5,192	1.82%	0
	Libertarian	Harry Browne	2,636	0.92%	0
	Independent	Write Ins	1,068	0.37%	0
	Natural Law	John Hagelin	919	0.32%	0
	Constitution	Howard Phillips	596	0.21%	0
Totals			285,560	100.00%	3
Voter turnout (Voting age)					60%

Results breakdown

By congressional district

Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This district, called the At-Large district, because it covers the entire state, and thus is equivalent to the statewide election results.

District	Bush	Gore	Representative
At-large	58.6%	27.7%	Don Young

Results by county-equivalent can be viewed on the map to the right.[3][4]

Electors

Main article: List of 2000 United States presidential electors

Technically the voters of Alaska cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Alaska is allocated 3 electors because it has 1 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 3 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 3 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[5] 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 W. Bush and Dick Cheney:[6]

1. Bill Allen
2. Susan Fischetti
3. Lucy Groh

References

1. "2000 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 25, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Alaska Results by County Equivalent, 1960-2016 – RRH Elections". rrhelections.com. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
4. "Alaska Pres 1960-2012.zip". Google Docs. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
5. "2000 Post-Election Timeline of Events".
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2009-10-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)