Republican Party presidential primaries, 2000

Republican Party presidential primaries, 2000
United States
January 24 to June 6, 2000
 
Nominee George W. Bush John McCain Alan Keyes
Home state Texas Arizona Maryland
Delegate count 1,496 244 22
Contests won 44 7 0
Popular vote 12,034,676 6,061,332 985,819
Percentage 62.0% 31.2% 5.1%

Republican Primary Results. Red denotes a Bush win, yellow denotes a McCain win
Previous Republican nominee

Bob Dole

 Republican nominee

George W. Bush

The 2000 Republican presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 2000 U.S. presidential election. Texas Governor George W. Bush was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 2000 Republican National Convention held from July 31 to August 3, 2000, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Primary race overview

The primary contest began with a fairly wide field, as the Republicans lacked an incumbent President or Vice President. Texas Governor George W. Bush, son of George H. W. Bush, the most recent Republican president, took an early lead with the support of much of the party establishment and a strong fund-raising effort. Former cabinet member George Shultz played an important early role in securing establishment Republican support for Bush. In April 1998, he invited Bush to discuss policy issues with experts including Michael Boskin, John Taylor, and Condoleezza Rice. The group, which was "looking for a candidate for 2000 with good political instincts, someone they could work with," was impressed, and Shultz encouraged him to enter the race.[1] After stumbling in early primary debates, Bush easily won the Iowa caucuses.

Arizona Senator John McCain, considered a dark horse, won 48% of the vote to Bush's 30% in the New Hampshire primary, the first primary held, giving his campaign a great boost of energy, volunteers, and donations.

The main primary season, then, came down to a race between Bush and McCain. McCain's campaign, centered on campaign finance reform, drew the most press coverage and the greatest popular excitement. Many Republicans complained that Democrats and other non-Republicans enrolled in the party for the express purpose of voting for McCain, thus skewing the results. Bush's campaign focused on "compassionate conservatism," including a greater role for the federal government in funding education and large reductions in the income and capital gains tax rates.

In the South Carolina primary, McCain's momentum was halted by a strongly negative Bush campaign. Although the Bush campaign said it was not behind any attacks (more on this below), locals who supported Bush reportedly handed out fliers and made telephone calls to prospective voters suggesting among other things, that McCain was a "Manchurian candidate" and that he had fathered a child out of wedlock with a black New York-based prostitute (an incorrect reference to a child he and his wife had adopted from Bangladesh). McCain won primaries in Michigan, his home state of Arizona, and a handful of Northeastern states, but faced difficulty in appealing to conservative Republican primary voters in spite of demonstrated support from Democrats and independents. Bush's victories in states like California and New York as well as conservative Southern states gained him the nomination long before the Republican Convention.

Allegations were made that Karl Rove was responsible for a South Carolina push poll that used racist innuendo intended to undermine support for McCain: "Would you be more likely or less likely to vote for John McCain for president if you knew he had fathered an illegitimate black child?"[2] McCain campaign manager Richard Davis said he "had no idea who had made those calls, who paid for them, or how many were made," but in the 2004 film Bush's Brain, John Weaver, political director for McCain's 2000 campaign bid, stated, "I believe I know where that decision was made; it was at the top of the Bush campaign." Rove has continually denied any such involvement. The existence of such a poll is disputed since no recording of the poll has ever been documented (about 20% of robocalls are usually recorded by answering machines).

Other candidates included social conservative activist Gary Bauer, businessman Steve Forbes, Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, former Ambassador Alan Keyes, former Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander, former Red Cross director and cabinet member Elizabeth Dole, Ohio Congressman John Kasich, and former Vice President Dan Quayle. Bauer and Hatch campaigned on a traditional Republican platform of opposition to legalized abortion and reductions in taxes. Keyes had a far more conservative platform, calling for the elimination of all federal taxes except tariffs. Keyes also called for a return to a ban on homosexuals in the military, while most GOP candidates supported the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Keyes continued to participate in the campaign for nearly all the primaries and continued to appear in the debates with frontrunners McCain and Bush. As in 1996, Forbes campaigned on making the federal income tax non-graduated, an idea he called the flat tax, although he increased his focus on social conservatives in 2000. Although Forbes came a close second to Bush in the Iowa caucuses and tied with him in the Alaska caucuses, none of these other candidates won a primary.

Candidates

Nominee

Withdrew at convention

Withdrew during primary elections

Withdrew before primary elections

Mentioned candidates who did not run

Polling

Source Date George W. Bush John McCain Alan Keyes Steve Forbes Gary Bauer Orrin Hatch Elizabeth Dole Lamar Alexander Dan Quayle Pat Buchanan Bob Smith John Kasich John Ashcroft Newt Gingrich Jack Kemp Fred Thompson Christine Todd Whitman
Gallup Sep. 6-7, 1997 22% - - 9% - - - 3% 10% 5% 2% - 3% 5% 15% 5% 9%
Gallup May 8-10, 1998 30% 4% - 7% 1% - 14% 2% 9% 3% - 1% - 6% 9% - -
Gallup Oct. 23-25, 1998 39% - - 7% - - 17% 4% 12% - - 4% 4% 4% - - -
Gallup Jan. 8-10, 1999 42% 8% - 5% 2% - 22% 4% 6% - 1% 2% - - - - -
Gallup Mar. 12-14, 1999 52% 3% - 1% 1% - 20% 2% 9% 4% 1% 3% - - - - -
Gallup Apr. 13-14, 1999 53% 5% - 6% 2% - 16% - 7% 4% - 2% - - - - -
Gallup Apr. 30-May 2, 1999 42% 4% - 6% 3% - 24% 3% 6% 5% - 1% - - - - -
Gallup May 23-24, 1999 46% 6% - 5% 2% - 18% 1% 7% 6% 2% 2% - - - - -
Gallup Jun. 4-5, 1999 46% 5% - 5% 1% - 14% 3% 9% 6% 1% 1% - - - - -
Gallup Jun. 25-27, 1999 59% 5% - 6% 2% 2% 8% 2% 6% 3% 1% 3% - - - - -
Gallup Aug. 16-18, 1999 61% 5% 1% 4% 2% 1% 13% - 6% 3% - - - - - - -
Gallup Sep. 10-14, 1999 62% 5% 1% 5% 2% 2% 10% - 5% 3% - - - - - - -
Gallup Oct. 8-10, 1999 60% 8% 3% 4% 3% 2% 11% - - 3% - - - - - - -
Gallup Oct. 21-24, 1999 68% 11% 2% 8% 1% 3% - - - - - - - - - - -
Gallup Nov. 4-7, 1999 68% 12% 2% 6% 2% 2% - - - - - - - - - - -
Gallup Nov. 18-21, 1999 63% 16% 2% 6% 3% 4% - - - - - - - - - - -
Gallup Dec. 9-12, 1999 64% 18% 4% 7% 2% 2% - - - - - - - - - - -
Gallup Dec. 20-21, 1999 60% 17% 4% 9% 2% 1% - - - - - - - - - - -
Gallup Jan. 7-10, 2000 63% 18% 2% 5% 1% 2% - - - - - - - - - - -
Gallup Jan. 13-16, 2000 61% 22% 3% 5% 2% 1% - - - - - - - - - - -
Gallup Jan. 17-19, 2000 63% 19% 1% 6% 2% 1% - - - - - - - - - - -
Gallup Jan. 25-26, 2000 65% 15% 4% 7% 2% - - - - - - - - - - - -
Gallup Feb. 4-6, 2000 56% 34% 3% 2% - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Gallup Feb. 14-15, 2000 58% 31% 3% - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Gallup Feb. 20-21, 2000 58% 31% 3% - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Gallup Feb. 25-27, 2000 57% 33% 4% - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Results

Statewide

2000 Republican primary and caucus results[5]
George W. Bush John McCain Alan Keyes Steve Forbes Gary Bauer Orrin Hatch
January 24
(0)		 Alaska (caucus) 36.28% 9.52% 9.49% 36.17% 4.78% 3.76%
January 24
(25)		 Iowa (caucus) 41.01%
(10)		 4.67%
(1)		 14.25%
(4)		 30.51%
(8)		 8.54%
(2)		 1.02%
February 1
(17)		 New Hampshire (primary) 30.36%
(5)		 48.53%
(10)		 6.37% 12.66%
(2)		 0.69% 0.07%
February 8
(12)		 Delaware (primary) 50.73%
(12)		 25.41% 3.82% 19.57% 0.40% 0.07%
February 19
(37)		 South Carolina (primary) 53.39%
(34)		 41.87%
(3)		 4.54% 0.08% 0.11% 0.01%
February 22
(30)		 Arizona (primary) 35.68% 60.03%
(30)		 3.56% 0.38% 0.05% 0.20%
February 22
(58)		 Michigan (primary) 43.05%
(6)		 50.97%
(52)		 4.62% 0.38% 0.21% 0.07%
February 27
(14)		 Puerto Rico (primary) 94.21%
(14)		 5.29% 0.05% 0.23% 0.04% -
February 29
(56)		 Virginia (primary) 52.79%
(56)		 43.89% 3.07% 0.12% 0.13% -
February 29
(12)		 Washington (primary) 48.26%
(7)		 47.98%
(5)		 2.53% 0.62% 0.34% 0.27%
February 29
(19)		 North Dakota (caucus) 75.72%
(14)		 18.94%
(4)		 5.31%
(1)		 - - -
March 7
(162)		 California (primary) 52.21%
(162)		 42.87% 4.10% 0.35% 0.25% 0.22%
March 7
(25)		 Connecticut (primary) 46.28% 48.74%
(25)		 3.30% 0.69% 0.21% 0.10%
March 7
(54)		 Georgia (primary) 66.93%
(54)		 27.84% 4.61% 0.26% 0.31% 0.06%
March 7
(14)		 Maine (primary) 51.03%
(14)		 44.00% 3.09% 0.47% 0.34% -
March 7
(31)		 Maryland (primary) 56.23%
(31)		 36.16% 6.65% 0.45% 0.35% 0.16%
March 7
(37)		 Massachusetts (primary) 31.78% 64.81%
(37)		 2.52% 0.28% 0.22% 0.05%
March 7
(34)		 Minnesota (caucus) 63%
(34)		 17% 20% - - -
March 7
(35)		 Missouri (primary) 57.93%
(35)		 35.31% 5.74% 0.43% 0.22% 0.08%
March 7
(93)		 New York (primary) 50.30%
(67)		 43.50%
(26)		 3.60% 2.60% - -
March 7
(69)		 Ohio (primary) 57.99%
(63)		 36.98%
(6)		 3.95% 0.64% 0.44 -
March 7
(14)		 Rhode Island (primary) 36.43% 60.18%
(14)		 2.55% 0.25% 0.10% 0.10%
March 7
(12)		 Vermont (primary) 35.33% 60.29%
(12)		 2.66% 0.76% 0.36% -
March 7
(25)		 Washington (caucus) 82.15%
(25)		 12.88% 4.97% - - -
March 10
(22)		 Wyoming (caucus) 77.62%
(22)		 10.29% 11.66% - - -
March 10
(40)		 Colorado (primary) 64.71%
(28)		 27.12%
(12)		 6.57% 0.66% 0.66% 0.28%
March 10
(29)		 Utah (primary) 63.28%
(29)		 14.04% 21.27% 0.94% 0.47% -
March 14
(80)		 Florida (primary) 73.80%
(80)		 19.94% 4.63% 0.94% 0.50% 0.20%
March 14
(29)		 Louisiana (primary) 83.60%
(29)		 8.91% 5.73% 1.01% 0.75% -
March 14
(33)		 Mississippi (primary) 88%
(33)		 5.45% 5.63% 0.51% 0.41% 0.12%
March 14
(38)		 Oklahoma (primary) 79.15%
(38)		 10.39% 9.29% 0.85% 0.32% -
March 14
(37)		 Tennessee (primary) 77.02%
(37)		 14.53% 6.75% 0.41 0.52% 0.10%
March 14
(124)		 Texas (primary) 87.54%
(124)		 7.11% 3.86% 0.25% 0.19% 0.12%
March 21
(64)		 Illinois (primary) 67.40%
(64)		 21.54% 8.97% 1.40% 0.69% -
April 4
(78)		 Pennsylvania (primary) 72.47%
(78)		 22.36% 1.09% 2.48% 1.35% -
April 4
(37)		 Wisconsin (primary) 69.24%
(37)		 18.09% 9.87% 1.11% 0.37% 0.35%
May 2
(30)		 Indiana (primary) 81.17%
(30)		 18.83% - - - -
May 2
(62)		 North Carolina (primary) 78.60%
(49)		 10.86%
(7)		 7.85%
(5)		 - 1.03%
(1)		 -
May 2
(15)		 Washington, D.C. (primary) 72.79%
(15)		 24.37% - - - -
May 9
(30)		 Nebraska (primary) 78.15%
(30)		 15.11% 6.50% - - -
May 9
(18)		 West Virginia (primary) 79.57%
(18)		 12.91% 4.76% 1.58% 1.18% -
May 16
(24)		 Oregon (primary) 83.62%
(21)		 - 13.37%
(3)		 - - -
May 23
(24)		 Arkansas (primary) 80.23%
(19)		 - 19.77%
(5)		 - - -
May 23
(22)		 Idaho (primary) 73.45%
(16)		 - 19.10%
(4)		 - - -
May 23
(31)		 Kentucky (primary) 82.98%
(31)		 6.33% 4.75% 1.30% 2.64% -
May 23
(35)		 Kansas (caucus) ?%
(35)		 ?% ?% ?% ?% -
June 6
(44)		 Alabama (primary) 84.24%
(44)		 - 11.52% - - -
June 6
(23)		 Montana (primary) 77.59%
(23)		 - 18.32% - - -
June 6
(54)		 New Jersey (primary) 83.56%
(54)		 16.44% - - - -
June 6
(21)		 New Mexico (primary) 82.63%
(21)		 10.13% 6.45% - - -
June 6
(22)		 South Dakota (primary) 78.22%
(22)		 13.75% 7.68% - - -
     Win for George W. Bush
     Win for John S. McCain

Nationwide

Popular vote result:[6]

Notable endorsements

Note: Some of the endorsers switched positions.

George W. Bush
John McCain
Steve Forbes
Alan Keyes
Orrin Hatch
Lamar Alexander
Dan Quayle
John Kasich

See also

References

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  22. ↑ "Candidate—Guy V. Molinari".
  23. ↑ "Candidate—Gary Johnson".
  24. ↑ "Candidate—Bob Barr".
  25. ↑ "Candidate—Roscoe G. Bartlett".
  26. ↑ "Candidate—J. Kenneth Blackwell".
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