United States presidential election in Louisiana, 2000

United States presidential election in Louisiana, 2000

November 7, 2000

Nominee George W. Bush Al Gore Party Republican Democratic Home state Texas Tennessee Running mate Dick Cheney Joe Lieberman Electoral vote 9 0 Popular vote 927,871 792,344 Percentage 52.6% 44.9%

County Results   Gore—70-80%   Gore—60-70%   Gore—50-60%   Gore—<50%   Bush—<50%   Bush—50-60%   Bush—60-70%   Bush—70-80%

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

The 2000 United States presidential election in Louisiana 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 9 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Louisiana was won by Governor George W. Bush, a dramatic swing from the statewide results in 1996 when Democrat President Bill Clinton carried the state with 52% of the vote and with a double digit margin of victory. Bush was the first Republican to carry the state since 1988. Bush won most of the counties and congressional districts in the state. Bush dominated among the rural areas of the state. The only congressional district Gore won was the second district, which represents the very urban area of New Orleans.

Results

United States presidential election in Louisiana, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	George W. Bush	927,871	52.6%	9
	Democratic	Al Gore	792,344	44.9%	0
	Green Party	Ralph Nader	20,473	1.2%	0
	Reform	Patrick Buchanan	14,356	0.8%	0
	Constitution	Howard Phillips	5,483	0.3%	0
	Libertarian	Harry Browne	2,951	0.2%	0
	Socialist Workers	James Harris	1,103	0.1%	0
	Natural Law	John Hagelin	1,075	0.1%	0
Totals			-	100.00%	9
Voter turnout (Voting age/registered)					51%/60%

By congressional district

Bush won 6 of 7 congressional districts.

District	Bush	Gore	Representative
1st	67%	31%	David Vitter
2nd	22%	76%	William J. Jefferson
3rd	52%	45%	Billy Tauzin
4th	55%	43%	Jim McCrery
5th	57%	40%	John Cooksey
6th	59%	40%	Richard H. Baker
7th	55%	42%	Chris John

Electors

Technically the voters of Louisiana cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Louisiana is allocated 9 electors because it has 7 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 9 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 9 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 George W. Bush and Dick Cheney:^[2]

1. Patricia Brister
2. Donald Ensenat
3. Heulette Fontenot Jr.
4. Mike Foster
5. Steve Jordan
6. Elizabeth Levy
7. Al Lippman
8. Suzanne Haik Terrell
9. Michael Woods Sr.

References

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