2000 United States presidential election in Maryland

The 2000 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 7, 2000. Maryland participated in the 2000 United States presidential election along with the 49 other U.S. states and Washington, D.C. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for the President and Vice President.

2000 United States presidential election in Maryland

November 7, 2000

Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush Party Democratic Republican Home state Tennessee Texas Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 1,145,782 813,797 Percentage 56.57% 40.18%

County Results Gore   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90% Bush   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%

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

Maryland was easily won by Vice President Al Gore by a safe margin of victory. Maryland was furthermore the only state which, along with Washington, D.C., swung more Democratic than it had been in 1996, even though Gore improved upon Bill Clinton percentage wise in several other states.[1] Gore's strong performance in the most highly-populated counties in the state, which are home to many urban and African American communities, contributed to his victory in the state. Gore became the first Democrat to carry Charles County since 1976; it was one of only two counties in the country to vote for Gore after having voted for Dole in 1996, the other being Orange County, Florida.

Results

2000 United States presidential election in Maryland
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Al Gore	Joe Lieberman	1,145,782	56.6%	10
	Republican	George W. Bush	Dick Cheney	813,797	40.2%	0
	Green	Ralph Nader	Winona LaDuke	53,768	2.7%	0
	Libertarian	Harry Browne	Wayne Allyn Root	5,310	0.3%	0
	Reform	Pat Buchanan	Ezola Foster	4,248	0.2%	0
	Write Ins			1,480	0.1%	0
	Constitution	Howard Phillips	Michael Peroutka	919	0.1%	0
	Write In	John Hagelin	–	176	0.0%	0
Totals				2,025,480	100.00%	10
Voter turnout (Voting age/Registered)						51%/74%

Results by county

County	Albert Arnold Gore Jr. Democratic		George Walker Bush Republican		Ralph Nader Green		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Allegany	10,894	41.31%	14,656	55.58%	610	2.31%	211	0.80%	-3,762	-14.27%	26,371
Anne Arundel	89,624	44.67%	104,209	51.93%	5,493	2.74%	1,331	0.66%	-14,585	-7.27%	200,657
Baltimore County	160,635	52.83%	133,033	43.75%	8,544	2.81%	1,872	0.62%	27,602	9.08%	304,084
Baltimore City	158,765	82.52%	27,150	14.11%	5,512	2.86%	977	0.51%	131,615	68.41%	192,404
Calvert	12,986	43.57%	16,004	53.69%	660	2.21%	156	0.52%	-3,018	-10.13%	29,806
Caroline	3,396	37.94%	5,300	59.20%	198	2.21%	58	0.65%	-1,904	-21.27%	8,952
Carroll	20,146	31.46%	41,742	65.19%	1,681	2.63%	458	0.72%	-21,596	-33.73%	64,027
Cecil	12,327	42.69%	15,494	53.66%	794	2.75%	261	0.90%	-3,167	-10.97%	28,876
Charles	21,873	49.05%	21,768	48.82%	755	1.69%	196	0.44%	105	0.24%	44,592
Dorchester	5,232	45.93%	5,847	51.33%	222	1.95%	91	0.80%	-615	-5.40%	11,392
Frederick	30,725	39.06%	45,350	57.65%	2,052	2.61%	534	0.68%	-14,625	-18.59%	78,661
Garrett	2,872	26.95%	7,514	70.52%	203	1.91%	66	0.62%	-4,642	-43.57%	10,655
Harford	35,665	39.01%	52,862	57.82%	2,298	2.51%	599	0.66%	-17,197	-18.81%	91,424
Howard	58,556	51.92%	49,809	44.17%	3,643	3.23%	771	0.68%	8,747	7.76%	112,779
Kent	3,627	44.86%	4,155	51.39%	270	3.34%	33	0.41%	-528	-6.53%	8,085
Montgomery	232,453	62.54%	124,580	33.52%	12,485	3.36%	2,170	0.58%	107,873	29.02%	371,688
Prince George's	216,119	79.48%	49,987	18.38%	4,497	1.65%	1,306	0.48%	166,132	61.10%	271,909
Queen Anne's	6,257	37.33%	9,970	59.48%	446	2.66%	88	0.53%	-3,713	-22.15%	16,761
Somerset	3,785	49.78%	3,609	47.46%	142	1.87%	68	0.89%	176	2.31%	7,604
St. Mary's	11,912	40.38%	16,856	57.14%	568	1.93%	165	0.56%	-4,944	-16.76%	29,501
Talbot	5,854	38.43%	8,874	58.25%	424	2.78%	82	0.54%	-3,020	-19.82%	15,234
Washington	18,221	38.38%	27,948	58.88%	1,027	2.16%	274	0.58%	-9,727	-20.49%	47,470
Wicomico	14,469	45.51%	16,338	51.39%	762	2.40%	226	0.71%	-1,869	-5.88%	31,795
Worcester	9,389	45.24%	10,742	51.76%	482	2.32%	140	0.67%	-1,353	-6.52%	20,753
Totals	1,145,782	56.57%	813,797	40.18%	53,768	2.65%	12,133	0.60%	331,985	16.39%	2,025,480

Results by congressional district

Gore won 5 of the state's 8 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican to congress. [2]

District	Gore	Bush	Representative
1st	44%	53%	Wayne Gilchrest
2nd	41%	55%	Bob Ehrlich
3rd	63%	34%	Ben Cardin
4th	84%	13%	Albert Wynn
5th	55%	42%	Steny Hoyer
6th	38%	58%	Roscoe Bartlett
7th	84%	14%	Elijah Cummings
8th	60%	36%	Connie Morella

Electors

Technically the voters of Maryland cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Maryland is allocated 10 electors because it has 8 congressional districts and 2 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 a plurality of votes in the state is awarded all ten 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[3] 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:[4]

1. Clarence W. Blount
2. Gene W. Counihan
3. Howard Friedman
4. Mary Ann E. Love
5. Thomas V. Mike Miller
6. Mary Butler Murphy
7. Mary Jo Neville
8. Gregory Pecoraro
9. Ina Taylor
10. Beatrice P. Tignor

See also

• United States presidential elections in Maryland

References

1. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections; 2000 Presidential General Election Results – Maryland. Retrieved on 2011-06-17.
2. https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2000/results/preg01pre.html
3. 2000 Post-Election Timeline of Events. Uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved on 2011-06-17.
4. 2000 Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine. President Elect. Retrieved on 2011-06-17.