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The2000 United States presidential election in Hawaii was part of the2000 United States presidential election which took place on November 7, 2000. Voters chose 4 electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Hawaii was won byVice PresidentAl Gore by an 18.3% margin of victory. Gore also was also victorious in every county and both congressional districts of the state.GovernorGeorge W. Bush received 37.5% of the vote, while Nader obtained almost 6%.[1] Bush's best county result came inHonolulu County where he received 39.6% of the vote.[2] This was the first election since its statehood in which it did not support the same candidate asWest Virginia.
| 2000 United States presidential election in Hawaii[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Al Gore | 205,286 | 55.79% | 4 | |
| Republican | George W. Bush | 137,845 | 37.46% | 0 | |
| Green | Ralph Nader | 21,623 | 5.88% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | 1,477 | 0.40% | 0 | |
| Reform Party | Pat Buchanan | 1,071 | 0.29% | 0 | |
| Constitution | Howard Phillips | 343 | 0.09% | 0 | |
| Natural Law | John Hagelin | 306 | 0.08% | 0 | |
| Totals | 367,951 | 100.0% | 4 | ||
| County | Al Gore Democratic | George W. Bush Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Hawaii | 28,670 | 56.37% | 17,050 | 33.52% | 5,140 | 10.11% | 11,620 | 22.85% | 50,860 |
| Honolulu | 139,618 | 54.54% | 101,310 | 39.58% | 15,062 | 5.88% | 38,308 | 14.96% | 255,990 |
| Kalawao | 30 | 66.67% | 11 | 24.44% | 4 | 8.89% | 19 | 42.23% | 45 |
| Kauai | 13,470 | 61.87% | 6,583 | 30.23% | 1,720 | 7.90% | 6,887 | 31.64% | 21,773 |
| Maui | 23,484 | 59.83% | 12,876 | 32.81% | 2,888 | 7.36% | 10,608 | 27.02% | 39,248 |
| Totals | 205,286 | 55.79% | 137,845 | 37.46% | 24,820 | 6.75% | 67,441 | 18.33% | 367,951 |
Gore won both congressional districts.[4]
| District | Gore | Bush | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 55% | 39% | Neil Abercrombie |
| 2nd | 56% | 36% | Patsy Mink |
Technically the voters of Hawaii cast their ballots for electors: representatives to theElectoral College. Hawaii is allocated 4 electors because it has 2congressional districts and 2senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 4 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and their running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 4 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 their candidate is known as afaithless elector.
The electors of each state and theDistrict 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 Al Gore and Joe Lieberman:[6]
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