2000 United States presidential election in Maryland

2000 United States presidential election in Maryland

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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%


President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

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 President and Vice President.

Democratic Vice President Al Gore easily carried Maryland on election day, taking 56.57% of the vote to Republican Texas Governor George W. Bush’s 40.18%. Maryland was the only state (along with DC) where Gore improved on Bill Clinton's margin four years earlier.[1][2] 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.

In this election, Maryland voted 15.87% to the left of the nation at-large.[3] Maryland was one of ten states that backed George H. W. Bush for President in 1988 that didn't back George W. Bush in either 2000 or 2004.

  1. ^ Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections; 2000 Presidential General Election Results – Maryland Retrieved on 2011-06-17.
  2. ^ There were several other states where Gore scored a higher overall percentage of the vote than Clinton, due to a significant reduction in the third-party vote, as Ross Perot was no longer a candidate.
  3. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 31, 2023.

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