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The2000 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 8 representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
South Carolina was won byGovernorGeorge W. Bush by a 15.92% margin of victory. As of the2024 presidential election[update], this is the last election in whichSumter County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.
TheRepublican primary was held on February 19, 2000, with 37 delegates at stake.[1] South Carolina would prove to be a crucially important state for then-Texas GovernorGeorge W. Bush after losing toArizona SenatorJohn McCain in New Hampshire by 18 points. Bush won the South Carolina primary by an 11.5% margin, and took the lion's share of the delegates at stake.
| Candidate | Votes[2] | Percentage | Delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush | 305,998 | 53.39% | 34 |
| John McCain | 239,964 | 41.87% | 3 |
| Alan Keyes | 25,996 | 4.54% | 0 |
| Other | 1,144 | 0.20% | 0 |
| Total | 573,101 | 100.00% | 37 |
The Democratic caucuses were held on March 7, with 43 delegates at stake. As the only major candidate left in the race, Vice President Al Gore easily won all the delegates.
| Candidate | Votes[3] | Percentage | Delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Gore | 8,864 | 91.79% | 43 |
| Uncommitted | 514 | 5.32% | 0 |
| Bill Bradley | 172 | 1.78% | 0 |
| William Kreml | 107 | 1.11% | 0 |
| Total | 9,657 | 100% | 34 |
| Source | Rating | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Orlando Sentinel[4] | Certain R | September 10, 2000 |
| The Island Packet[5] | Likely R | September 17, 2000 |
| The News and Observer[6] | Likely R | October 18, 2000 |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch[7] | Safe R | October 29, 2000 |
| The State[8] | Safe R | October 30, 2000 |
| The Central New Jersey Home News[9] | Solid R | November 2, 2000 |
| Los Angeles Times[10] | Safe R | November 3, 2000 |
| 2000 United States presidential election in South Carolina[11] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | George W. Bush | 786,426 | 56.83% | 8 | |
| Democratic | Al Gore | 566,039 | 40.91% | 0 | |
| United Citizens | Ralph Nader | 20,279 | 1.47% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | 4,888 | 0.35% | 0 | |
| Reform | Pat Buchanan | 3,520 | 0.25% | 0 | |
| Constitution | Howard Phillips | 1,682 | 0.12% | 0 | |
| Natural Law | John Hagelin | 943 | 0.07% | 0 | |
| County[12] | George W. Bush Republican | Al Gore Democratic | Ralph Nader United Citizens | Harry Browne Libertarian | Pat Buchanan Reform | Howard Phillips Constitution | John Hagelin Natural Law | Margin | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Abbeville | 4,450 | 53.14% | 3,766 | 44.97% | 66 | 0.79% | 11 | 0.13% | 70 | 0.84% | 8 | 0.10% | 3 | 0.04% | 684 | 8.17% | 8,374 |
| Aiken | 33,203 | 65.38% | 16,409 | 32.31% | 676 | 1.33% | 178 | 0.35% | 235 | 0.46% | 42 | 0.08% | 39 | 0.08% | 16,794 | 33.07% | 50,782 |
| Allendale | 967 | 28.95% | 2,338 | 70.00% | 17 | 0.51% | 4 | 0.12% | 7 | 0.21% | 4 | 0.12% | 3 | 0.09% | -1,371 | -41.05% | 3,340 |
| Anderson | 35,827 | 63.21% | 19,606 | 34.59% | 777 | 1.37% | 176 | 0.31% | 216 | 0.38% | 41 | 0.07% | 38 | 0.07% | 16,221 | 28.62% | 56,681 |
| Bamberg | 2,047 | 36.88% | 3,451 | 62.17% | 19 | 0.34% | 12 | 0.22% | 12 | 0.22% | 6 | 0.11% | 4 | 0.07% | -1,404 | -25.29% | 5,551 |
| Barnwell | 4,521 | 54.63% | 3,661 | 44.24% | 43 | 0.52% | 10 | 0.12% | 29 | 0.35% | 6 | 0.07% | 6 | 0.07% | 860 | 10.39% | 8,276 |
| Beaufort | 25,561 | 57.90% | 17,487 | 39.61% | 846 | 1.92% | 135 | 0.31% | 68 | 0.15% | 24 | 0.05% | 27 | 0.06% | 8,074 | 18.29% | 44,148 |
| Berkeley | 24,796 | 57.24% | 17,707 | 40.88% | 464 | 1.07% | 182 | 0.42% | 85 | 0.20% | 54 | 0.12% | 28 | 0.06% | 7,089 | 16.36% | 43,316 |
| Calhoun | 3,216 | 50.46% | 3,063 | 48.06% | 60 | 0.94% | 21 | 0.33% | 9 | 0.14% | 1 | 0.02% | 3 | 0.05% | 153 | 2.40% | 6,373 |
| Charleston | 58,229 | 52.23% | 49,520 | 44.42% | 2,631 | 2.36% | 714 | 0.64% | 154 | 0.14% | 149 | 0.13% | 79 | 0.07% | 8,709 | 7.81% | 111,476 |
| Cherokee | 9,900 | 60.65% | 6,138 | 37.60% | 144 | 0.88% | 52 | 0.32% | 55 | 0.34% | 16 | 0.10% | 18 | 0.11% | 3,762 | 23.05% | 16,323 |
| Chester | 4,986 | 47.80% | 5,242 | 50.25% | 98 | 0.94% | 39 | 0.37% | 34 | 0.33% | 14 | 0.13% | 19 | 0.18% | -256 | -2.45% | 10,432 |
| Chesterfield | 6,266 | 50.02% | 6,111 | 48.79% | 105 | 0.84% | 16 | 0.13% | 16 | 0.13% | 6 | 0.05% | 6 | 0.05% | 155 | 1.23% | 12,526 |
| Clarendon | 5,186 | 45.93% | 5,999 | 53.14% | 64 | 0.57% | 13 | 0.12% | 12 | 0.11% | 13 | 0.12% | 3 | 0.03% | -813 | -7.21% | 11,290 |
| Colleton | 6,767 | 50.54% | 6,449 | 48.16% | 104 | 0.78% | 22 | 0.16% | 19 | 0.14% | 22 | 0.16% | 7 | 0.05% | 318 | 2.38% | 13,390 |
| Darlington | 11,290 | 51.64% | 10,253 | 46.90% | 166 | 0.76% | 54 | 0.25% | 47 | 0.21% | 36 | 0.16% | 17 | 0.08% | 1,037 | 4.74% | 21,863 |
| Dillon | 3,975 | 44.22% | 4,930 | 54.84% | 46 | 0.51% | 14 | 0.16% | 8 | 0.09% | 16 | 0.18% | 1 | 0.01% | -955 | -10.62% | 8,990 |
| Dorchester | 20,734 | 61.63% | 12,168 | 36.17% | 476 | 1.41% | 151 | 0.45% | 65 | 0.19% | 28 | 0.08% | 19 | 0.06% | 8,566 | 25.46% | 33,641 |
| Edgefield | 4,760 | 53.88% | 3,950 | 44.71% | 65 | 0.74% | 20 | 0.23% | 29 | 0.33% | 5 | 0.06% | 5 | 0.06% | 810 | 9.17% | 8,834 |
| Fairfield | 3,011 | 35.85% | 5,263 | 62.67% | 70 | 0.83% | 18 | 0.21% | 12 | 0.14% | 14 | 0.17% | 10 | 0.12% | -2,252 | -26.82% | 8,398 |
| Florence | 23,678 | 57.14% | 17,157 | 41.41% | 394 | 0.95% | 85 | 0.21% | 71 | 0.17% | 33 | 0.08% | 19 | 0.05% | 6,521 | 15.73% | 41,437 |
| Georgetown | 10,535 | 51.77% | 9,445 | 46.41% | 270 | 1.33% | 50 | 0.25% | 20 | 0.10% | 16 | 0.08% | 15 | 0.07% | 1,090 | 5.36% | 20,351 |
| Greenville | 92,714 | 66.09% | 43,810 | 31.23% | 2,388 | 1.70% | 584 | 0.42% | 485 | 0.35% | 223 | 0.16% | 89 | 0.06% | 48,904 | 34.86% | 140,293 |
| Greenwood | 12,193 | 58.45% | 8,139 | 39.02% | 263 | 1.26% | 104 | 0.50% | 59 | 0.28% | 83 | 0.40% | 19 | 0.09% | 4,054 | 19.43% | 20,860 |
| Hampton | 2,798 | 36.06% | 4,896 | 63.10% | 39 | 0.50% | 3 | 0.04% | 8 | 0.10% | 11 | 0.14% | 4 | 0.05% | -2,098 | -27.04% | 7,759 |
| Horry | 40,300 | 56.55% | 29,113 | 40.85% | 1,405 | 1.97% | 181 | 0.25% | 145 | 0.20% | 78 | 0.11% | 43 | 0.06% | 11,187 | 15.70% | 71,265 |
| Jasper | 2,414 | 37.32% | 3,646 | 56.36% | 134 | 2.07% | 14 | 0.22% | 245 | 3.79% | 14 | 0.22% | 2 | 0.03% | -1,232 | -19.04% | 6,469 |
| Kershaw | 11,911 | 60.53% | 7,428 | 37.75% | 211 | 1.07% | 49 | 0.25% | 53 | 0.27% | 11 | 0.06% | 14 | 0.07% | 4,483 | 22.78% | 19,677 |
| Lancaster | 11,676 | 56.39% | 8,782 | 42.41% | 161 | 0.78% | 51 | 0.25% | 31 | 0.15% | 4 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,894 | 13.98% | 20,705 |
| Laurens | 12,102 | 59.29% | 7,920 | 38.80% | 213 | 1.04% | 50 | 0.24% | 90 | 0.44% | 23 | 0.11% | 12 | 0.06% | 4,182 | 20.49% | 20,410 |
| Lee | 2,675 | 40.27% | 3,899 | 58.70% | 32 | 0.48% | 10 | 0.15% | 17 | 0.26% | 4 | 0.06% | 5 | 0.08% | -1,224 | -18.43% | 6,642 |
| Lexington | 58,095 | 69.93% | 22,830 | 27.48% | 1,444 | 1.74% | 373 | 0.45% | 211 | 0.25% | 84 | 0.10% | 44 | 0.05% | 35,265 | 42.45% | 83,081 |
| McCormick | 1,704 | 46.54% | 1,896 | 51.79% | 53 | 0.44% | 14 | 0.12% | 11 | 0.09% | 22 | 0.18% | 4 | 0.03% | -192 | -5.25% | 3,661 |
| Marion | 4,687 | 38.58% | 7,358 | 60.56% | 52 | 0.66% | 12 | 0.15% | 16 | 0.20% | 18 | 0.23% | 26 | 0.33% | -2,671 | -21.98% | 12,149 |
| Marlboro | 2,699 | 34.24% | 5,060 | 64.19% | 38 | 1.04% | 6 | 0.16% | 8 | 0.22% | 2 | 0.05% | 7 | 0.19% | -2,361 | -29.95% | 7,883 |
| Newberry | 7,492 | 60.56% | 4,428 | 35.79% | 210 | 1.70% | 65 | 0.53% | 53 | 0.43% | 77 | 0.62% | 47 | 0.38% | 3,064 | 24.77% | 12,372 |
| Oconee | 15,364 | 65.17% | 7,571 | 32.11% | 451 | 1.91% | 80 | 0.34% | 60 | 0.25% | 25 | 0.11% | 24 | 0.10% | 7,793 | 33.06% | 23,575 |
| Orangeburg | 12,657 | 38.67% | 19,802 | 60.49% | 170 | 0.52% | 41 | 0.13% | 30 | 0.09% | 21 | 0.06% | 13 | 0.04% | -7,145 | -21.82% | 32,734 |
| Pickens | 24,681 | 71.37% | 8,927 | 25.81% | 606 | 1.75% | 189 | 0.55% | 97 | 0.28% | 49 | 0.14% | 33 | 0.10% | 15,754 | 45.56% | 34,582 |
| Richland | 50,164 | 43.07% | 63,179 | 54.24% | 2,277 | 1.97% | 414 | 0.36% | 157 | 0.14% | 144 | 0.12% | 53 | 0.05% | -13,015 | -11.17% | 116,481 |
| Saluda | 4,098 | 59.47% | 2,682 | 38.92% | 56 | 0.81% | 16 | 0.23% | 31 | 0.45% | 2 | 0.03% | 6 | 0.09% | 1,416 | 20.55% | 6,891 |
| Spartanburg | 52,114 | 62.37% | 29,559 | 35.38% | 1,150 | 1.38% | 280 | 0.34% | 247 | 0.30% | 136 | 0.16% | 67 | 0.08% | 22,555 | 26.99% | 83,553 |
| Sumter | 15,915 | 51.89% | 14,365 | 46.83% | 270 | 0.88% | 38 | 0.12% | 38 | 0.12% | 22 | 0.07% | 24 | 0.08% | 1,550 | 5.06% | 30,672 |
| Union | 5,768 | 54.47% | 4,662 | 44.03% | 90 | 0.85% | 23 | 0.22% | 34 | 0.32% | 5 | 0.05% | 7 | 0.07% | 1,106 | 10.44% | 10,589 |
| Williamsburg | 4,524 | 39.93% | 6,723 | 59.33% | 46 | 0.41% | 12 | 0.11% | 5 | 0.04% | 17 | 0.15% | 4 | 0.04% | -2,199 | -19.40% | 11,331 |
| York | 33,776 | 62.14% | 19,251 | 35.42% | 840 | 1.55% | 290 | 0.53% | 115 | 0.21% | 53 | 0.10% | 26 | 0.05% | 14,525 | 26.72% | 54,351 |
| Totals | 786,426 | 56.83% | 566,039 | 40.91% | 20,200 | 1.46% | 4,876 | 0.35% | 3,519 | 0.25% | 1,682 | 0.12% | 942 | 0.07% | 220,387 | 15.92% | 1,383,777 |
Bush won five of six congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.[13]
| District | Bush | Gore | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 59% | 38% | Mark Sanford |
| Henry E. Brown Jr. | |||
| 2nd | 58% | 39% | Floyd Spence |
| 3rd | 63% | 35% | Lindsey Graham |
| 4th | 64% | 33% | Jim DeMint |
| 5th | 56% | 42% | John Spratt |
| 6th | 36% | 63% | Jim Clyburn |
The electors of each state and theDistrict of Columbia met on December 18, 2000[11] 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 Bush and Dick Cheney:[14]
State and district results of the2000 United States presidential election | ||
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