Delaware was won by Vice PresidentAl Gore with a 13.1% margin of victory. Gore carried Delaware's most populous county, New Castle County, with almost 60% of the vote. Bush won the other two counties, but by relatively narrow margins. This was the first election since 1948, and only the fourth since 1916, in which Delaware backed the losing nominee, indicating its transformation from historical bellwether state to reliable blue state. Bush became the first Republican since Benjamin Harrison in 1888 to win a presidential election without New Castle County or Delaware at-large. Gore also became the first losing Democrat since John W. Davis in 1924 to win any of Delaware's counties.
Delaware was also one of ten states that backed George H. W. Bush in 1988 to have never been won by George W. Bush in either of his runs for the presidency.
Technically the voters of Delaware cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Delaware is allocated 3 electors because it has 1 congressional district 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[1] 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:[2]
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2000, united, states, presidential, election, delaware, main, article, 2000, united, states, presidential, election, took, place, november, 2000, part, 2000, united, states, presidential, election, states, voters, chose, three, representatives, electors, elect. Main article 2000 United States presidential election The 2000 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 7 2000 part of the 2000 United States presidential election in all 50 states and D C Voters chose three representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 2000 United States presidential election in Delaware 1996 November 7 2000 2004 Nominee Al Gore George W BushParty Democratic RepublicanHome state Tennessee TexasRunning mate Joe Lieberman Dick CheneyElectoral vote 3 0Popular vote 180 068 137 288Percentage 54 96 41 90 County Results Gore 50 60 Bush 40 50 50 60 President before electionBill ClintonDemocratic Elected President George W BushRepublicanDelaware was won by Vice President Al Gore with a 13 1 margin of victory Gore carried Delaware s most populous county New Castle County with almost 60 of the vote Bush won the other two counties but by relatively narrow margins This was the first election since 1948 and only the fourth since 1916 in which Delaware backed the losing nominee indicating its transformation from historical bellwether state to reliable blue state Bush became the first Republican since Benjamin Harrison in 1888 to win a presidential election without New Castle County or Delaware at large Gore also became the first losing Democrat since John W Davis in 1924 to win any of Delaware s counties Delaware was also one of ten states that backed George H W Bush in 1988 to have never been won by George W Bush in either of his runs for the presidency Contents 1 Results 1 1 By county 1 1 1 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 1 2 By congressional district 2 Electors 3 See also 4 ReferencesResults edit2000 United States presidential election in DelawareParty Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votesDemocratic Albert Arnold Gore Jr Joseph Isadore Lieberman 180 068 54 96 3Republican George Walker Bush Richard Bruce Cheney 137 288 41 91 0Green Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 8 307 2 54 0Reform Pat Buchanan Ezola Foster 777 0 24 0Libertarian Harry Browne Wayne Allyn Root 774 0 24 0Constitution Howard Phillips Michael Peroutka 289 0 09 0Natural Law John Hagelin Mary Alice Herbert 107 0 03 0Totals 327 610 100 00 3Voter turnout Voting age 56 By county edit County Al GoreDemocratic George W BushRepublican Ralph NaderGreen Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast Kent 22 790 47 23 24 081 49 90 1 082 2 24 301 0 62 1 291 2 67 48 254New Castle 127 539 59 86 78 587 36 88 5 767 2 71 1 167 0 55 48 952 22 98 213 060Sussex 29 739 44 86 34 620 52 23 1 458 2 20 470 0 71 4 881 7 37 66 287Totals 180 068 54 96 137 288 41 90 8 307 2 54 1 959 0 60 42 780 13 06 327 622Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit Kent Largest city Dover Sussex Largest city Seaford By congressional district edit Due to the state s low population only 1 congressional district Delaware s at large congressional district is allocated District Bush Gore RepresentativeAt large 41 9 55 0 Mike CastleElectors editMain article List of 2000 United States presidential electors Technically the voters of Delaware cast their ballots for electors representatives to the Electoral College Delaware is allocated 3 electors because it has 1 congressional district 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 1 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 2 Michael Begatto Margaret Rose Henry Ruth Ann MessickSee also editUnited States presidential elections in DelawareReferences edit 2000 Post Election Timeline of Events President Elect 2000 Archived from the original on February 12 2012 Retrieved October 25 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2000 United States presidential election in Delaware amp oldid 1184855917, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
