United States presidential election in Connecticut, 2000

United States presidential election in Connecticut, 2000

November 7, 2000

Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush Party Democratic Republican Home state Tennessee Texas Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 816,015 561,094 Percentage 55.9% 38.4%

County Results   Gore—60-70%   Gore—50-60%   Gore—<50%

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

The 2000 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 7, 2000 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 8 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Connecticut was won by Vice President Al Gore by a 17.5% margin of victory. Gore's vice presidential running mate, Joe Lieberman, had been a U.S. Senator from Connecticut since 1989. Connecticut had also been the birth state of Republican nominee George W. Bush, however as a presidential candidate Bush identified his home state as Texas, where he was governor, and he did not attempt to compete in Connecticut. Connecticut is considered a safe Democratic state, having not been won by a Republican presidential candidate since 1988. Connecticut is also the birth state of major Green Party candidate Ralph Nader.

Results

United States presidential election in Connecticut, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Al Gore	816,015	55.91%	8
	Republican	George W. Bush	561,094	38.44%	0
	Green	Ralph Nader	64,452	4.42%	0
	Concerned Citizens	Howard Phillips	9,695	0.66%	0
	Reform	Patrick Buchanan	4,731	0.32%	0
	Libertarian	Harry Browne	3,484	0.24%	0
	Natural Law	John Hagelin	40	0.00%	0
	Independent	Write Ins	14	0.00%	0
Totals			1,459,527	100.00%	8
Voter turnout (Voting age)					57%

Results breakdown

By county

County[1]	Gore%	Gore#	Bush%	Bush#	Others%	Others#
Fairfield	52.3%	193,769	43.1%	159,659	4.6%	16,861
Hartford	60.2%	221,167	34.7%	127,468	5.1%	18,921
Litchfield	47.9%	41,806	44.9%	39,172	7.2%	6,360
Middlesex	55.9%	43,319	37.8%	29,295	6.3%	4,819
New Haven	58.0%	197,928	36.0%	122,919	6.0%	20,252
New London	55.9%	60,449	37.7%	41,168	6.4%	7,530
Tolland	53.5%	33,554	39.4%	24,705	7.1%	4,441
Windham	54.6%	24,023	38.0%	16,708	7.4%	3,232

Electors

Technically the voters of Connecticut cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Connecticut is allocated 8 electors because it has 6 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 8 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 8 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^[2] 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:^[3]

1. Nick Balletto
2. Frank Cirillo
3. Marilyn Cohen
4. Gloria Collins
5. Kimberly Ford
6. Thomas McDonough
7. Ken Slapin
8. Clorinda Soldevila

References

1. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/
2. http://www.uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/ARTICLES/pe2000timeline.php
3. http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html