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The2000 United States presidential election in Wisconsin took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Wisconsin was won byVice PresidentAl Gore by a slim 0.22% margin of victory, a mere difference of 5,708 votes. Victories inMilwaukee County, whereMilwaukee is located, andDane County, whereMadison is located contributed to his victory. This was the first time since1988, and only the second time since1960, that Wisconsin did not vote for the overall winner of a presidential election. This was the last time that Wisconsin voted to the right of neighboringIowa. Wisconsin would not vote for the winner of the national popular vote again until2008.
| 2000 United States presidential election in Wisconsin[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Albert Arnold Gore Jr. | 1,242,987 | 47.83% | 11 | |
| Republican | George Walker Bush | 1,237,279 | 47.61% | 0 | |
| Green | Ralph Nader | 94,070 | 3.62% | 0 | |
| Independent | Pat Buchanan | 11,471 | 0.44% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | 6,640 | 0.26% | 0 | |
Gore won five of nine congressional districts. Each candidate won a district that elected a representative of the other party.[2]
| District | Gore | Bush | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 49% | 47% | Paul Ryan |
| 2nd | 58% | 36% | Tammy Baldwin |
| 3rd | 49% | 46% | Ron Kind |
| 4th | 46% | 50% | Jerry Kleczka |
| 5th | 65% | 31% | Tom Barrett |
| 6th | 43% | 53% | Tom Petri |
| 7th | 48% | 46% | Dave Obey |
| 8th | 44% | 52% | Mark Andrew Green |
| 9th | 34% | 63% | Jim Sensenbrenner |
| County | Al Gore Democratic | George W. Bush Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 4,826 | 52.94% | 3,920 | 43.00% | 370 | 4.06% | 906 | 9.94% | 9,116 |
| Ashland | 4,356 | 55.21% | 3,038 | 38.50% | 496 | 6.29% | 1,318 | 16.71% | 7,890 |
| Barron | 8,928 | 44.86% | 9,848 | 49.48% | 1,128 | 5.67% | -920 | -4.62% | 19,904 |
| Bayfield | 4,427 | 53.60% | 3,266 | 39.54% | 566 | 6.85% | 1,161 | 14.06% | 8,259 |
| Brown | 49,096 | 45.56% | 54,258 | 50.25% | 4,415 | 4.10% | -5,162 | -4.79% | 107,769 |
| Buffalo | 3,237 | 48.74% | 3,038 | 45.75% | 366 | 5.51% | 199 | 2.99% | 6,641 |
| Burnett | 3,626 | 44.49% | 3,967 | 48.67% | 558 | 6.85% | -341 | -4.18% | 8,151 |
| Calumet | 8,202 | 41.12% | 10,837 | 54.33% | 908 | 4.55% | -2,635 | -13.21% | 19,947 |
| Chippewa | 12,102 | 46.24% | 12,835 | 49.04% | 1,236 | 4.72% | -733 | -2.80% | 26,173 |
| Clark | 5,931 | 41.92% | 7,461 | 52.73% | 757 | 5.35% | -1,530 | -10.81% | 14,149 |
| Columbia | 12,636 | 49.38% | 11,987 | 46.85% | 964 | 3.77% | 649 | 2.53% | 25,587 |
| Crawford | 4,005 | 54.17% | 3,024 | 40.90% | 365 | 4.94% | 981 | 13.27% | 7,394 |
| Dane | 142,317 | 61.15% | 75,790 | 32.56% | 14,632 | 6.29% | 66,527 | 28.59% | 232,739 |
| Dodge | 14,580 | 38.67% | 21,684 | 57.52% | 1,437 | 3.81% | -7,104 | -18.85% | 37,701 |
| Door | 6,560 | 43.10% | 7,810 | 51.31% | 850 | 5.58% | -1,250 | -8.21% | 15,220 |
| Douglas | 13,593 | 62.62% | 6,930 | 31.93% | 1,183 | 5.45% | 6,663 | 30.69% | 21,706 |
| Dunn | 9,172 | 47.45% | 8,911 | 46.10% | 1,247 | 6.45% | 261 | 1.35% | 19,330 |
| Eau Claire | 24,078 | 50.29% | 20,921 | 43.70% | 2,876 | 6.01% | 3,157 | 6.59% | 47,875 |
| Florence | 816 | 33.93% | 1,528 | 63.53% | 61 | 2.54% | -712 | -29.60% | 2,405 |
| Fond du Lac | 18,181 | 39.02% | 26,548 | 56.98% | 1,860 | 3.99% | -8,367 | -17.96% | 46,589 |
| Forest | 2,158 | 45.76% | 2,404 | 50.98% | 154 | 3.27% | -246 | -5.22% | 4,716 |
| Grant | 10,691 | 48.69% | 10,240 | 46.64% | 1,025 | 4.67% | 451 | 2.05% | 21,956 |
| Green | 7,863 | 51.47% | 6,790 | 44.45% | 623 | 4.08% | 1,073 | 7.02% | 15,276 |
| Green Lake | 3,301 | 36.25% | 5,451 | 59.86% | 355 | 3.90% | -2,150 | -23.61% | 9,107 |
| Iowa | 5,842 | 55.42% | 4,221 | 40.04% | 478 | 4.53% | 1,621 | 15.38% | 10,541 |
| Iron | 1,620 | 46.19% | 1,734 | 49.44% | 153 | 4.36% | -114 | -3.25% | 3,507 |
| Jackson | 4,380 | 52.04% | 3,670 | 43.60% | 367 | 4.36% | 710 | 8.44% | 8,417 |
| Jefferson | 15,203 | 42.11% | 19,204 | 53.20% | 1,692 | 4.69% | -4,001 | -11.09% | 36,099 |
| Juneau | 4,813 | 47.10% | 4,910 | 48.05% | 495 | 4.84% | -97 | -0.95% | 10,218 |
| Kenosha | 32,429 | 50.90% | 28,891 | 45.35% | 2,389 | 3.75% | 3,538 | 5.55% | 63,709 |
| Kewaunee | 4,670 | 46.31% | 4,883 | 48.42% | 531 | 5.27% | -213 | -2.11% | 10,084 |
| La Crosse | 28,455 | 51.22% | 24,327 | 43.79% | 2,777 | 5.00% | 4,128 | 7.43% | 55,559 |
| Lafayette | 3,710 | 51.08% | 3,336 | 45.93% | 217 | 2.99% | 374 | 5.15% | 7,263 |
| Langlade | 4,199 | 43.20% | 5,125 | 52.72% | 397 | 4.08% | -926 | -9.52% | 9,721 |
| Lincoln | 6,664 | 46.80% | 6,727 | 47.24% | 848 | 5.96% | -63 | -0.44% | 14,239 |
| Manitowoc | 17,667 | 45.51% | 19,358 | 49.86% | 1,799 | 4.63% | -1,691 | -4.35% | 38,824 |
| Marathon | 26,546 | 45.48% | 28,883 | 49.48% | 2,945 | 5.05% | -2,337 | -4.00% | 58,374 |
| Marinette | 8,676 | 43.55% | 10,535 | 52.88% | 710 | 3.56% | -1,859 | -9.33% | 19,921 |
| Marquette | 3,437 | 47.78% | 3,522 | 48.96% | 235 | 3.27% | -85 | -1.18% | 7,194 |
| Menominee | 949 | 76.97% | 225 | 18.25% | 59 | 4.79% | 724 | 58.72% | 1,233 |
| Milwaukee | 252,329 | 58.20% | 163,491 | 37.71% | 17,717 | 4.09% | 88,838 | 20.49% | 433,537 |
| Monroe | 7,460 | 45.67% | 8,217 | 50.30% | 658 | 4.03% | -757 | -4.63% | 16,335 |
| Oconto | 7,260 | 43.75% | 8,706 | 52.46% | 630 | 3.79% | -1,446 | -8.71% | 16,596 |
| Oneida | 8,339 | 44.14% | 9,512 | 50.35% | 1,040 | 5.51% | -1,173 | -6.21% | 18,891 |
| Outagamie | 32,735 | 43.22% | 39,460 | 52.10% | 3,547 | 4.68% | -6,725 | -8.88% | 75,742 |
| Ozaukee | 15,030 | 31.48% | 31,155 | 65.24% | 1,566 | 3.28% | -16,125 | -33.76% | 47,751 |
| Pepin | 1,854 | 50.60% | 1,631 | 44.51% | 179 | 4.89% | 223 | 6.09% | 3,664 |
| Pierce | 8,559 | 47.65% | 8,169 | 45.48% | 1,234 | 6.87% | 390 | 2.17% | 17,962 |
| Polk | 8,961 | 45.34% | 9,557 | 48.36% | 1,244 | 6.29% | -596 | -3.02% | 19,762 |
| Portage | 17,942 | 53.15% | 13,214 | 39.14% | 2,604 | 7.71% | 4,728 | 14.01% | 33,760 |
| Price | 3,413 | 43.04% | 4,136 | 52.16% | 381 | 4.80% | -723 | -9.12% | 7,930 |
| Racine | 41,563 | 46.77% | 44,014 | 49.53% | 3,288 | 3.70% | -2,451 | -2.76% | 88,865 |
| Richland | 3,837 | 46.27% | 3,994 | 48.16% | 462 | 5.57% | -157 | -1.89% | 8,293 |
| Rock | 40,472 | 57.49% | 27,467 | 39.01% | 2,465 | 3.50% | 13,005 | 18.48% | 70,404 |
| Rusk | 3,161 | 42.91% | 3,758 | 51.02% | 447 | 6.07% | -597 | -8.11% | 7,366 |
| St. Croix | 13,077 | 43.66% | 15,240 | 50.88% | 1,637 | 5.47% | -2,163 | -7.22% | 29,954 |
| Sauk | 13,035 | 50.81% | 11,586 | 45.16% | 1,032 | 4.02% | 1,449 | 5.65% | 25,653 |
| Sawyer | 3,333 | 42.91% | 3,972 | 51.14% | 462 | 5.95% | -639 | -8.23% | 7,767 |
| Shawano | 7,335 | 41.67% | 9,548 | 54.24% | 720 | 4.09% | -2,213 | -12.57% | 17,603 |
| Sheboygan | 23,569 | 42.70% | 29,648 | 53.71% | 1,984 | 3.59% | -6,079 | -11.01% | 55,201 |
| Taylor | 3,254 | 36.19% | 5,278 | 58.70% | 460 | 5.12% | -2,024 | -22.51% | 8,992 |
| Trempealeau | 6,678 | 54.88% | 5,002 | 41.11% | 488 | 4.01% | 1,676 | 13.77% | 12,168 |
| Vernon | 6,577 | 50.42% | 5,684 | 43.58% | 783 | 6.00% | 893 | 6.84% | 13,044 |
| Vilas | 4,706 | 38.19% | 6,958 | 56.47% | 658 | 5.34% | -2,252 | -18.28% | 12,322 |
| Walworth | 15,492 | 38.29% | 22,982 | 56.80% | 1,984 | 4.90% | -7,490 | -18.51% | 40,458 |
| Washburn | 3,695 | 45.93% | 3,912 | 48.63% | 438 | 5.44% | -217 | -2.70% | 8,045 |
| Washington | 18,115 | 29.50% | 41,162 | 67.03% | 2,135 | 3.48% | -23,047 | -37.53% | 61,412 |
| Waukesha | 64,319 | 31.57% | 133,105 | 65.33% | 6,310 | 3.10% | -68,786 | -33.76% | 203,734 |
| Waupaca | 8,787 | 38.53% | 12,980 | 56.92% | 1,037 | 4.55% | -4,193 | -18.39% | 22,804 |
| Waushara | 4,239 | 41.36% | 5,571 | 54.36% | 438 | 4.27% | -1,332 | -13.00% | 10,248 |
| Winnebago | 33,983 | 44.67% | 38,330 | 50.38% | 3,767 | 4.95% | -4,347 | -5.71% | 76,080 |
| Wood | 15,936 | 44.56% | 17,803 | 49.78% | 2,022 | 5.65% | -1,867 | -5.22% | 35,761 |
| Totals | 1,242,987 | 47.83% | 1,237,279 | 47.61% | 118,341 | 4.55% | 5,708 | 0.22% | 2,598,607 |
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 Al Gore and Joe Lieberman:[4]
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