2000 United States presidential election in South Carolina
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The 2000 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 8 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
South Carolina was won by Governor George W. Bush by a 15.92% margin of victory. As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which Sumter County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.
Primaries
Republican primary
The Republican 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 Governor George W. Bush after losing to Arizona Senator John 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.
Candidates
- Governor George W. Bush of Texas
- Former Ambassador Alan Keyes of Maryland
- Senator John McCain of Arizona
Withdrawn
- Former Undersecretary of Education Gary Bauer of Kentucky
- Businessman Steve Forbes of New Jersey
- Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah
Results
| 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 |
Democratic Caucuses
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.
Candidates
- Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee
- William Kreml of South Carolina
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Results
| 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 |
Campaign
Predictions
| 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 |
Results
| 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 | |
Results by county
| 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 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Abbeville (Largest city: Abbeville)
- Calhoun (Largest city: St. Matthews)
- Chesterfield (Largest city: Cheraw)
- Colleton (Largest city: Walterboro)
- Darlington (Largest city: Hartsville)
- Georgetown (Largest city: Murrells Inlet)
- Lancaster (Largest city: Lancaster)
- Sumter (Largest city: Sumter)
- Union (Largest city: Union)
Results by congressional district
Bush won five of six congressional districts, including a district held by a Democrat.
| 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 |
Electors
The electors of each state and the District 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:[13]
- Cynthia F. Costa
- Danny R. Faulkner
- Thomas H. McLean
- William B. Prince
- Dan Richardson
- Douglas L. Wavle
- Cecil F. Windham Sr.
- Buddy Witherspoon
See also
References
- ^ "2000 Republican Presidential Primary Results — South Carolina". Retrieved February 27, 2009.
- ^ "FEC 2000 Republican Presidential Primary Results — South Carolina". Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- ^ "2000 South Carolina Democratic Caucus Results". Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ Brown, Peter A. (September 10, 2000). "Electoral College Analysis Shows the Race Is a Dead Heat: Florida Could Be Decisive This November". The Orlando Sentinel. pp. G1, G4.
- ^ Miller, Karin (September 17, 2000). "Gore, Bush Fight for Votes in Battleground Home Turf — Regional Credentials, Changing Makeup Could Be Key to Race". The Island Packet. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Associated Press. p. 15-A.
- ^ "The Prize Is Still out There". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 18, 2000. p. 14A.
- ^ "Bush Has Small Electoral Lead". Richmond Times-Dispatch. The Associated Press. October 29, 2000. p. A8.
- ^ "S.C Presidential Poll". The State. Rasmussen Research. October 20, 2000. p. A6.
- ^ Raasch, Chuck (November 2, 2000). "Vote May Be Closest in 40 Years: Presidential Outcome Expected to Hinge on Swing States". The Central New Jersey Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. pp. A1, A6.
- ^ Brownstein, Ronald. "Popular-Vote Winner Could End Up a Loser — NUMBERS: Pollsters See Visions of 1888 Cleveland Victorywork=Los Angeles Timesdate=November 3, 2000". Los Angeles, California. pp. A1, A5.
- ^ a b "2000 Presidential General Election Results — South Carolina". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
- ^ "SC US President Race, November 07, 2000". Our Campaigns.
- ^ "President Elect ± 2000". Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
