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The2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Rhode Island voted for theDemocratic Party's candidate, then Vice PresidentAl Gore ofTennessee, over theRepublican Party's candidate,GovernorGeorge W. Bush ofTexas. Gore ran withSenatorJoe Lieberman ofConnecticut as his running mate, while Bush ran with formerSecretary of DefenseDick Cheney as his running mate.
Rhode Island is one of the mostreliably Democratic states in the country. This state was Democrat Al Gore's best performance in the 2000 presidential election, where he won with over 60% of the vote. Gore won all five of the Ocean State's counties and won all but two townships.Ralph Nader, running a high-profile campaign on behalf of theGreen Party withWinona LaDuke as his running mate, took 6.12% of the popular vote in the state, making Rhode Island his fourth best showing in the 2000 election afterAlaska,Vermont and neighboringMassachusetts.[2][3] Despite Gore not winning the national election, his over 29-point win margin in this state has not been topped since.
Al Gore won the primary fromRhode Island and won every county exceptBristol County andWashington County. The state was worth 32 delegates.
| Al Gore | Bill Bradley | other |
|---|---|---|
| 26,801 | 19,000 | 1,043 |
| 57% | 41% | 2% |
This primary was one of the very few states SenatorJohn McCain won in the 2000 Republican primaries againstGeorge W. Bush. He won every single county, town, and city in the state. He also won all of the state's 14 delegates.
| John McCain | George W. Bush | others |
|---|---|---|
| 21,754 | 13,170 | 1,196 |
| 60% | 36% | 4% |
| County | Al Gore Democratic | George W. Bush Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bristol | 13,424 | 57.68% | 8,375 | 35.99% | 1,473 | 6.33% | 5,049 | 21.69% | 23,272 |
| Kent | 43,265 | 58.89% | 25,291 | 34.42% | 4,914 | 6.69% | 17,974 | 24.47% | 73,470 |
| Newport | 20,790 | 54.94% | 14,258 | 37.68% | 2,790 | 7.38% | 6,532 | 17.26% | 37,838 |
| Providence | 142,469 | 65.26% | 61,378 | 28.12% | 14,461 | 6.62% | 81,091 | 37.14% | 218,308 |
| Washington | 29,560 | 52.58% | 21,253 | 37.80% | 5,411 | 9.62% | 8,307 | 14.78% | 56,224 |
| Totals | 249,508 | 60.99% | 130,555 | 31.91% | 29,049 | 7.10% | 118,953 | 29.08% | 409,112 |
Gore won both congressional districts.[4]
| District | Gore | Bush | Representative |
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| 1st | 62% | 31% | Patrick J. Kennedy |
| 2nd | 60% | 33% | Robert Weygand |
| James Langevin |
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