2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Alaska

2000 United States presidential election in Alaska

2000 United States presidential election in Alaska

Election in Alaska

The 2000 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 3 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Alaska was won by Governor George W. Bush by a 31.0% margin of victory. Green Party nominee Ralph Nader had his best performance there in 2000,[1] obtaining over 10% of the vote. Al Gore received 28% of the vote.

This is the most recent election in which Sitka, Skagway, and Juneau voted for the Republican candidate. Hoonah–Angoon Census Area voted for the Republican candidate for the only time in the state's history.

Results

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Boroughs and census areas that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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By congressional district

Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This district, called the at-large district, because it covers the entire state, and thus is equivalent to the statewide election results.

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Electors

Main article: List of 2000 United States presidential electors

Technically the voters of Alaska cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Alaska is allocated 3 electors because it has 1 congressional districts 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,[5] 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:[6]

  1. Bill Allen
  2. Susan Fischetti
  3. Lucy Groh

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "2000 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. [2]
    "How close were U.S. Presidential Elections?". Archived from the original on August 25, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
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    "Alaska Results by County Equivalent, 1960-2016 – RRH Elections". rrhelections.com. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
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    "Alaska Pres 1960-2012.zip". Google Docs. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  5. [5]
    "2000 Post-Election Timeline of Events".
  6. [6]
    "President Elect - 2000". Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
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