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The2000 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 7, 2000, as part of the2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 33 representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
New York was won by IncumbentDemocraticVice PresidentAl Gore in a landslide victory; Gore received 60.22% of the vote toRepublicanGeorge W. Bush's 35.22%, a Democratic victory margin of 25.00%. This marked the first time since1964 that a Democratic presidential candidate won more than 60% of the vote in New York State, and only the second time in history, solidifying New York's status as a solidblue state in the 21st century. New York weighed in as about 25% more Democratic than the national average in the 2000 election.
The Democrats held their primary onMarch 7. There were 294 delegates at stake, with 243 pledged and 51 unpledged.Vice PresidentAl Gore won 158 pledged and the support of 44 unpledged whileU.S. SenatorBill Bradley won 85 pledged and the support of 1 unpledged.
| Source | Date | Al Gore | Bill Bradley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | July 1, 1999 | 52% | 34% |
| Quinnipiac | August 2, 1999 | 47% | 38% |
| Quinnipiac | September 15, 1999 | 42% | 40% |
| Quinnipiac | October 3, 1999 | 41% | 44% |
| Quinnipiac | November 11, 1999 | 38% | 47% |
| Quinnipiac | December 14, 1999 | 42% | 39% |
| Quinnipiac | January 19, 2000 | 44% | 39% |
| Quinnipiac | February 10, 2000 | 56% | 32% |
| Quinnipiac | March 1, 2000 | 59% | 33% |
| Quinnipiac | March 6, 2000 | 60% | 32% |
The Republican primary was held on March 7. There were 101 delegates at stake, with 93 district delegates being decided in the primary and 8 statewide delegates being decided at the state committee meeting in May. TexasGovernorGeorge W. Bush won 67 district delegates whileU.S. SenatorJohn McCain won 26 district delegates. The 8 statewide delegates were unbound.
| Source | Date | Lamar Alexander | Gary Bauer | Patrick Buchanan | George W. Bush | Elizabeth Dole | Steve Forbes | Orrin Hatch | John Kasich | Alan Keyes | John McCain | Dan Quayle | Bob Smith |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | July 1, 1999 | 6% | 1% | 1% | 56% | 13% | 3% | - | 2% | - | 7% | 2% | 1% |
| Quinnipiac | November 11, 1999 | - | 2% | - | 56% | - | 8% | 2% | - | 1% | 17% | - | - |
| Quinnipiac | December 14, 1999 | - | 2% | - | 49% | - | 7% | 1% | - | 1% | 24% | - | - |
| Quinnipiac | January 19, 2000 | - | 1% | - | 47% | - | 5% | 2% | - | 2% | 28% | - | - |
| Quinnipiac | February 10, 2000 | - | - | - | 44% | - | 4% | - | - | 4% | 37% | - | - |
| Quinnipiac | March 1, 2000 | - | - | - | 40% | - | - | - | - | 4% | 47% | - | - |
| Quinnipiac | March 6, 2000 | - | - | - | 48% | - | - | - | - | 7% | 39% | - | - |
| Source | Date | Al Gore (D) | George W. Bush (R) | Patrick Buchanan (Ref) | Ralph Nader (G) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | February 24, 1999 | 49% | 40% | - | - |
| Quinnipiac | March 24, 1999 | 47% | 42% | - | - |
| Quinnipiac | July 1, 1999 | 44% | 45% | - | - |
| Quinnipiac | August 2, 1999 | 45% | 43% | - | - |
| Quinnipiac | September 15, 1999 | 46% | 43% | - | - |
| Quinnipiac | October 3, 1999 | 43% | 41% | - | - |
| Quinnipiac | November 11, 1999 | 47% | 43% | - | - |
| Quinnipiac | December 14, 1999 | 47% | 39% | - | - |
| Quinnipiac | January 19, 2000 | 47% | 39% | - | - |
| Quinnipiac | February 10, 2000 | 53% | 37% | - | - |
| Quinnipiac | March 1, 2000 | 53% | 36% | - | - |
| Quinnipiac | April 6, 2000 | 52% | 34% | 4% | - |
| Quinnipiac | May 2, 2000 | 50% | 34% | 4% | - |
| Quinnipiac | July 13, 2000 | 45% | 35% | 2% | 7% |
| Quinnipiac | August 10, 2000 | 42% | 38% | 1% | 6% |
| Quinnipiac | September 13, 2000 | 56% | 29% | 2% | 6% |
| Quinnipiac | September 28, 2000 | 54% | 34% | 1% | 6% |
| Quinnipiac | November 6, 2000 | 55% | 34% | 1% | 6% |
| Source | Date | Bill Bradley (D) | George W. Bush (R) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | February 24, 1999 | 41% | 38% |
| Quinnipiac | March 24, 1999 | 45% | 39% |
| Quinnipiac | July 1, 1999 | 43% | 44% |
| Quinnipiac | August 2, 1999 | 46% | 39% |
| Quinnipiac | September 15, 1999 | 47% | 37% |
| Quinnipiac | October 3, 1999 | 51% | 32% |
| Quinnipiac | November 11, 1999 | 52% | 35% |
| Quinnipiac | December 14, 1999 | 50% | 35% |
| Quinnipiac | January 19, 2000 | 52% | 35% |
| Quinnipiac | February 10, 2000 | 53% | 34% |
| Quinnipiac | March 1, 2000 | 51% | 35% |
| Source | Date | Al Gore (D) | Elizabeth Dole (R) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | February 24, 1999 | 50% | 37% |
| Quinnipiac | March 24, 1999 | 49% | 38% |
| Quinnipiac | July 1, 1999 | 50% | 37% |
| Source | Date | Bill Bradley (D) | Elizabeth Dole (R) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | February 24, 1999 | 46% | 34% |
| Quinnipiac | March 24, 1999 | 47% | 35% |
| Quinnipiac | July 1, 1999 | 50% | 35% |
| Source | Date | Al Gore (D) | John McCain (R) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | November 11, 1999 | 49% | 35% |
| Quinnipiac | December 14, 1999 | 45% | 39% |
| Quinnipiac | January 19, 2000 | 47% | 38% |
| Quinnipiac | February 10, 2000 | 46% | 42% |
| Quinnipiac | March 1, 2000 | 44% | 43% |
| Source | Date | Bill Bradley (D) | John McCain (R) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | November 11, 1999 | 55% | 23% |
| Quinnipiac | December 14, 1999 | 48% | 29% |
| Quinnipiac | January 19, 2000 | 49% | 29% |
| Quinnipiac | February 10, 2000 | 43% | 40% |
| Quinnipiac | March 1, 2000 | 39% | 44% |
| 2000 United States presidential election in New York[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Popular votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Democratic | Al Gore | 3,942,215 | 57.78% | |||
| Working Families | Al Gore | 88,395 | 1.30% | |||
| Liberal | Al Gore | 77,087 | 1.13% | |||
| Total | Albert A. Gore Jr. | 4,113,791 | 60.22% | 33 | ||
| Republican | George W. Bush | 2,258,577 | 33.10% | |||
| Conservative | George W. Bush | 144,797 | 2.12% | |||
| Total | George W. Bush | 2,405,676 | 35.22% | 0 | ||
| Green | Ralph Nader | 244,398 | 3.58% | 0 | ||
| Right to Life | Pat Buchanan | 25,175 | 0.37% | |||
| Reform | Pat Buchanan | 6,424 | 0.09% | |||
| Total | Pat Buchanan | 31,659 | 0.46% | 0 | ||
| Independence(a) | John Hagelin | 24,369 | 0.36% | 0 | ||
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | 7,718 | 0.11% | 0 | ||
| Constitution | Howard Phillips | 1,503 | 0.02% | 0 | ||
| Socialist Workers | James Harris | 1,450 | 0.02% | 0 | ||
| Others | - | 614 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| - | Totals | 6,831,178 | 100.00% | 33 | ||
| Voter turnout (Registered) | 60.70% | |||||
(a)John Hagelin was then nominee of theNatural Law Party nationally.
| 2000 Presidential Election in New York City | Manhattan | The Bronx | Brooklyn | Queens | Staten Island | Total | |||
| Democratic- Working Families- Liberal | Al Gore | 454,523 | 265,801 | 497,513 | 416,967 | 73,828 | 1,708,632 | 77.86% | |
| 79.60% | 86.28% | 80.60% | 75.00% | 51.94% | |||||
| Republican- Conservative | George W. Bush | 82,113 | 36,245 | 96,609 | 122,052 | 63,903 | 400,922 | 18.27% | |
| 14.38% | 11.77% | 15.65% | 21.95% | 44.96% | |||||
| Green | Ralph Nader | 30,923 | 4,265 | 19,977 | 13,720 | 3,550 | 72,435 | 3.30% | |
| 5.49% | 1.38% | 3.24% | 2.47% | 2.50% | |||||
| Right to Life- Reform | Pat Buchanan | 996 | 921 | 1,457 | 1,889 | 553 | 5,816 | 0.27% | |
| 0.18% | 0.30% | 0.24% | 0.34% | 0.39% | |||||
| Independence | John Hagelin | 855 | 536 | 895 | 721 | 154 | 3,161 | 0.14% | |
| 0.15% | 0.17% | 0.15% | 0.13% | 0.11% | |||||
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | 990 | 117 | 419 | 385 | 96 | 2,007 | 0.09% | |
| 0.18% | 0.04% | 0.07% | 0.07% | 0.07% | |||||
| Socialist Workers | James Harris | 173 | 109 | 145 | 109 | 20 | 556 | 0.03% | |
| 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.01% | |||||
| Constitution | Howard Phillips | 74 | 54 | 139 | 87 | 17 | 371 | 0.02% | |
| 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.01% | |||||
| TOTAL | 571,006 | 308,063 | 617,237 | 555,991 | 142,129 | 2,194,426 | 100.00% | ||
Gore won 27 of 31 congressional districts, including eight that elected Republicans.[2]
| District | Gore | Bush | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 52% | 43% | Michael Forbes |
| Felix Grucci | |||
| 2nd | 56% | 40% | Rick Lazio |
| Steve Israel | |||
| 3rd | 55% | 41% | Peter T. King |
| 4th | 59% | 38% | Carolyn McCarthy |
| 5th | 62% | 35% | Gary Ackerman |
| 6th | 88% | 11% | Gregory W. Meeks |
| 7th | 71% | 25% | Joseph Crowley |
| 8th | 77% | 17% | Jerrold Nadler |
| 9th | 67% | 29% | Anthony D. Weiner |
| 10th | 90% | 7% | Edolphus Towns |
| 11th | 89% | 7% | Major Owens |
| 12th | 81% | 13% | Nydia Velasquez |
| 13th | 53% | 44% | Vito Fossella |
| 14th | 71% | 23% | Carolyn B. Maloney |
| 15th | 90% | 6% | Charlie Rangel |
| 16th | 93% | 6% | Jose Serrano |
| 17th | 87% | 11% | Eliot L. Engel |
| 18th | 60% | 37% | Nita Lowey |
| 19th | 50% | 45% | Sue W. Kelly |
| 20th | 54% | 42% | Benjamin Gilman |
| 21st | 57% | 37% | Michael R. McNulty |
| 22nd | 44% | 50% | John E. Sweeney |
| 23rd | 45% | 50% | Sherwood Boehlert |
| 24th | 48% | 47% | John M. McHugh |
| 25th | 53% | 42% | James T. Walsh |
| 26th | 51% | 42% | Maurice Hinchey |
| 27th | 42% | 53% | Thomas M. Reynolds |
| 28th | 53% | 42% | Louise Slaughter |
| 29th | 52% | 43% | John J. LaFalce |
| 30th | 59% | 35% | Jack Quinn |
| 31st | 42% | 53% | Amo Houghton |
| County | Al Gore Democratic | George W. Bush Republican | Ralph Nader Green | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Albany | 85,644 | 60.30% | 47,624 | 33.53% | 7,182 | 5.06% | 1,583 | 1.11% | 38,020 | 26.77% | 142,033 |
| Allegany | 6,336 | 33.90% | 11,436 | 61.19% | 657 | 3.52% | 261 | 1.40% | -5,100 | -27.29% | 18,690 |
| Bronx | 265,801 | 86.28% | 36,245 | 11.77% | 4,265 | 1.38% | 1,752 | 0.57% | 229,556 | 74.51% | 308,063 |
| Broome | 45,381 | 52.11% | 36,946 | 42.43% | 3,826 | 4.39% | 921 | 1.06% | 8,435 | 9.68% | 87,074 |
| Cattaraugus | 13,816 | 40.96% | 18,382 | 54.49% | 1,094 | 3.24% | 441 | 1.31% | -4,566 | -13.53% | 33,733 |
| Cayuga | 17,031 | 50.12% | 14,988 | 44.11% | 1,448 | 4.26% | 511 | 1.50% | 2,043 | 6.01% | 33,978 |
| Chautauqua | 27,016 | 46.01% | 29,064 | 49.49% | 1,888 | 3.22% | 754 | 1.28% | -2,048 | -3.48% | 58,722 |
| Chemung | 17,424 | 46.21% | 18,779 | 49.80% | 1,195 | 3.17% | 312 | 0.83% | -1,355 | -3.59% | 37,710 |
| Chenango | 9,112 | 45.00% | 10,033 | 49.55% | 869 | 4.29% | 236 | 1.17% | -921 | -4.55% | 20,250 |
| Clinton | 15,542 | 50.86% | 13,274 | 43.44% | 1,205 | 3.94% | 538 | 1.76% | 2,268 | 7.42% | 30,559 |
| Columbia | 13,489 | 47.00% | 13,153 | 45.83% | 1,707 | 5.95% | 349 | 1.22% | 336 | 1.17% | 28,698 |
| Cortland | 9,691 | 46.76% | 9,857 | 47.56% | 943 | 4.55% | 235 | 1.13% | -166 | -0.80% | 20,726 |
| Delaware | 8,450 | 41.88% | 10,662 | 52.84% | 833 | 4.13% | 231 | 1.14% | -2,212 | -10.96% | 20,176 |
| Dutchess | 52,390 | 46.87% | 52,669 | 47.12% | 5,553 | 4.97% | 1,159 | 1.04% | -279 | -0.25% | 111,771 |
| Erie | 240,176 | 56.56% | 160,176 | 37.72% | 18,166 | 4.28% | 6,136 | 1.44% | 80,000 | 18.84% | 424,654 |
| Essex | 7,927 | 44.19% | 8,822 | 49.18% | 848 | 4.73% | 341 | 1.90% | -895 | -4.99% | 17,938 |
| Franklin | 8,870 | 50.83% | 7,643 | 43.80% | 658 | 3.77% | 280 | 1.60% | 1,227 | 7.03% | 17,451 |
| Fulton | 9,314 | 42.97% | 11,434 | 52.75% | 668 | 3.08% | 259 | 1.19% | -2,120 | -9.78% | 21,675 |
| Genesee | 10,191 | 39.08% | 14,459 | 55.45% | 924 | 3.54% | 500 | 1.92% | -4,268 | -16.37% | 26,074 |
| Greene | 8,480 | 40.20% | 11,332 | 53.72% | 924 | 4.38% | 359 | 1.70% | -2,852 | -13.52% | 21,095 |
| Hamilton | 1,114 | 30.26% | 2,388 | 64.86% | 133 | 3.61% | 47 | 1.28% | -1,274 | -34.60% | 3,682 |
| Herkimer | 12,224 | 44.12% | 14,147 | 51.06% | 969 | 3.50% | 365 | 1.32% | -1,923 | -6.94% | 27,705 |
| Jefferson | 16,799 | 46.12% | 18,192 | 49.95% | 1,029 | 2.83% | 403 | 1.11% | -1,393 | -3.83% | 36,423 |
| Kings | 497,513 | 80.60% | 96,609 | 15.65% | 19,977 | 3.24% | 3,138 | 0.51% | 400,904 | 64.95% | 617,237 |
| Lewis | 4,333 | 39.64% | 6,103 | 55.83% | 324 | 2.96% | 172 | 1.57% | -1,770 | -16.19% | 10,932 |
| Livingston | 10,476 | 38.48% | 15,244 | 56.00% | 1,053 | 3.87% | 450 | 1.65% | -4,768 | -17.52% | 27,223 |
| Madison | 12,017 | 42.36% | 14,879 | 52.45% | 1,092 | 3.85% | 378 | 1.33% | -2,862 | -10.09% | 28,366 |
| Monroe | 161,743 | 50.89% | 141,266 | 44.45% | 11,520 | 3.62% | 3,296 | 1.04% | 20,477 | 6.44% | 317,825 |
| Montgomery | 10,249 | 49.25% | 9,765 | 46.93% | 487 | 2.34% | 308 | 1.48% | 484 | 2.32% | 20,809 |
| Nassau | 342,226 | 57.96% | 227,060 | 38.46% | 14,780 | 2.50% | 6,373 | 1.08% | 115,166 | 19.50% | 590,439 |
| New York | 454,523 | 79.60% | 82,113 | 14.38% | 30,923 | 5.42% | 3,447 | 0.60% | 372,410 | 65.22% | 571,006 |
| Niagara | 47,781 | 51.23% | 40,952 | 43.91% | 3,257 | 3.49% | 1,280 | 1.37% | 6,829 | 7.32% | 93,270 |
| Oneida | 43,933 | 45.76% | 47,603 | 49.58% | 3,160 | 3.29% | 1,314 | 1.37% | -3,670 | -3.82% | 96,010 |
| Onondaga | 109,896 | 53.97% | 83,678 | 41.09% | 7,670 | 3.77% | 2,399 | 1.18% | 26,218 | 12.88% | 203,643 |
| Ontario | 19,761 | 43.01% | 23,885 | 51.98% | 1,793 | 3.90% | 510 | 1.11% | -4,124 | -8.97% | 45,949 |
| Orange | 58,170 | 45.96% | 62,852 | 49.66% | 4,192 | 3.31% | 1,343 | 1.06% | -4,682 | -3.70% | 126,557 |
| Orleans | 5,991 | 37.81% | 9,202 | 58.08% | 474 | 2.99% | 177 | 1.12% | -3,211 | -20.27% | 15,844 |
| Oswego | 22,857 | 47.15% | 23,249 | 47.96% | 1,699 | 3.50% | 674 | 1.39% | -392 | -0.81% | 48,479 |
| Otsego | 11,460 | 45.19% | 12,219 | 48.19% | 1,419 | 5.60% | 260 | 1.03% | -759 | -3.00% | 25,358 |
| Putnam | 18,525 | 43.53% | 21,853 | 51.35% | 1,730 | 4.07% | 446 | 1.05% | -3,328 | -7.82% | 42,554 |
| Queens | 416,967 | 75.00% | 122,052 | 21.95% | 13,720 | 2.47% | 3,252 | 0.58% | 294,915 | 53.05% | 555,991 |
| Rensselaer | 34,808 | 50.86% | 29,562 | 43.20% | 3,291 | 4.81% | 775 | 1.13% | 5,246 | 7.66% | 68,436 |
| Richmond | 73,828 | 51.94% | 63,903 | 44.96% | 3,550 | 2.50% | 848 | 0.60% | 9,925 | 6.98% | 142,129 |
| Rockland | 69,530 | 56.72% | 48,441 | 39.51% | 3,502 | 2.86% | 1,117 | 0.91% | 21,089 | 17.21% | 122,590 |
| Saratoga | 43,359 | 45.61% | 46,623 | 49.05% | 4,149 | 4.36% | 926 | 0.97% | -3,264 | -3.44% | 95,057 |
| Schenectady | 35,534 | 53.07% | 27,961 | 41.76% | 2,750 | 4.11% | 709 | 1.06% | 7,573 | 11.31% | 66,954 |
| Schoharie | 5,390 | 39.77% | 7,459 | 55.03% | 551 | 4.07% | 154 | 1.14% | -2,069 | -15.26% | 13,554 |
| Schuyler | 3,301 | 40.49% | 4,381 | 53.73% | 369 | 4.53% | 102 | 1.25% | -1,080 | -13.24% | 8,153 |
| Seneca | 6,841 | 47.71% | 6,734 | 46.97% | 560 | 3.91% | 203 | 1.42% | 107 | 0.74% | 14,338 |
| St. Lawrence | 21,386 | 53.75% | 16,449 | 41.34% | 1,488 | 3.74% | 463 | 1.16% | 4,937 | 12.41% | 39,786 |
| Steuben | 14,600 | 35.99% | 24,200 | 59.66% | 1,248 | 3.08% | 515 | 1.27% | -9,600 | -23.67% | 40,563 |
| Suffolk | 306,306 | 53.37% | 240,992 | 41.99% | 18,130 | 3.16% | 8,516 | 1.48% | 65,314 | 11.38% | 573,944 |
| Sullivan | 14,348 | 50.29% | 12,703 | 44.53% | 1,156 | 4.05% | 321 | 1.13% | 1,645 | 5.76% | 28,528 |
| Tioga | 9,170 | 40.83% | 12,239 | 54.50% | 846 | 3.77% | 202 | 0.90% | -3,069 | -13.67% | 22,457 |
| Tompkins | 21,807 | 54.44% | 13,351 | 33.33% | 4,548 | 11.35% | 354 | 0.88% | 8,456 | 21.11% | 40,060 |
| Ulster | 38,162 | 48.78% | 33,447 | 42.75% | 5,732 | 7.33% | 896 | 1.15% | 4,715 | 6.03% | 78,237 |
| Warren | 12,193 | 42.60% | 14,993 | 52.38% | 1,177 | 4.11% | 258 | 0.90% | -2,800 | -9.78% | 28,621 |
| Washington | 9,641 | 40.93% | 12,596 | 53.47% | 997 | 4.23% | 321 | 1.36% | -2,955 | -12.54% | 23,555 |
| Wayne | 14,977 | 39.07% | 21,701 | 56.62% | 1,202 | 3.14% | 449 | 1.17% | -6,724 | -17.55% | 38,329 |
| Westchester | 218,010 | 58.63% | 139,278 | 37.46% | 11,596 | 3.12% | 2,929 | 0.79% | 78,732 | 21.17% | 371,813 |
| Wyoming | 5,999 | 34.02% | 10,809 | 61.30% | 548 | 3.11% | 277 | 1.57% | -4,810 | -27.28% | 17,633 |
| Yates | 3,962 | 39.39% | 5,565 | 55.32% | 386 | 3.84% | 146 | 1.45% | -1,603 | -15.93% | 10,059 |
| Totals | 4,113,791 | 60.22% | 2,405,676 | 35.22% | 244,398 | 3.58% | 67,313 | 0.99% | 1,708,115 | 25.00% | 6,831,178 |
As of the2024 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which the Democratic candidate wonMontgomery County. This is the second consecutive election that a Democrat won every borough of New York City, which has occurred once since, in 2012.
Bush became the first Republican to win the White House without carryingOnondaga,Cayuga,St. Lawrence,Broome,Monroe, orNassau Counties since these counties' founding in 1794, 1799, 1802, 1806, 1821, and 1899, respectively, the first to do so without carryingClinton,Franklin,Rensselear, orRichmond Counties or any borough of New York City sinceHerbert Hoover in1928, the first to do so without carryingRockland,Seneca orWestchester Counties sinceBenjamin Harrison in1888, the first to do so without carryingSullivan County sinceJames A. Garfield in1880, and the first to do so without carryingColumbia,Suffolk, orUlster Counties sinceRutherford Hayes in1876.
Gore won an overwhelming landslide in fiercely DemocraticNew York City, taking 1,703,364 votes to George W. Bush's 398,726, a 77.90% - 18.23% victory. Gore carried all five boroughs of New York City. Excluding New York City's votes, Gore still would have carried New York State, but by a smaller margin, receiving 2,404,543 votes to Bush's 2,004,648, giving Gore a 54.53% - 45.47% win.
Technically the voters of New York cast their ballots for electors: representatives to theElectoral College. New York is allocated 33 electors because it has 31congressional districts and 2senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 33 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 33 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 afaithless elector.
The electors of each state and theDistrict of Columbia met on December 18, 2000[3] 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:[4]
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