2000 Republican Party presidential primaries
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From January 24 to June 6, 2000, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 2000 United States presidential election. Texas Governor George W. Bush was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 2000 Republican National Convention held from July 31 to August 3, 2000, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Campaign
The primary contest began with a fairly wide field, as the Republicans lacked an incumbent president or vice president. George W. Bush, Governor of Texas and son of George H. W. Bush, the most recent Republican president, took an early lead, with the support of much of the party establishment as well as a strong fund-raising effort. Former cabinet member George Shultz played an important early role in securing Republican support for Bush. In April 1998, he invited Bush to discuss policy issues with experts including Michael Boskin, John Taylor, and Condoleezza Rice. The group, which was "looking for a candidate for 2000 with good political instincts, someone they could work with," was impressed, and Shultz encouraged Bush to enter the race.[1] Due in part to establishment backing, Bush dominated in early polling and fundraising figures. Despite stumbling in early primary debates, he easily won the Iowa caucuses, defeating his nearest opponent, Steve Forbes, by a margin of 41% to 31%.
Considered a dark horse, U.S. Senator John McCain of Arizona won 48% of the vote to Bush's 30% in the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary, giving his campaign a boost of energy and donations. Durham, New Hampshire was the site of an early debate between the Republican candidates.
Then, the main primary season came down to a race between Bush and McCain. McCain's campaign, centered on campaign finance reform, drew positive press coverage and a fair amount of public excitement, with polls giving the senator superior crossover support from independents and Democrats. With Vice President Gore easily locking up the Democratic nomination, many moderate and center-left voters felt compelled to make their voice heard in the still-contested Republican contest.[2][3][4] Bush's campaign dealt with "compassionate conservatism," including a greater role for the federal government in education, subsidies for private charitable programs, and large reductions in income and capital gains taxes.
The next primary contest in South Carolina was notorious for its negative tone. Although the Bush campaign said it was not behind any attacks on McCain, locals supporting Bush reportedly handed out fliers and made telephone calls to prospective voters suggesting among other things, unsubstantiated claims that McCain was a "Manchurian candidate" and that he had fathered a child out of wedlock with a black New York-based prostitute (an incorrect reference to Bridget McCain, a child he and his wife had adopted from Bangladesh). Bush also drew fire for a speech made at Bob Jones University, a school that still banned interracial dating among its students.[5] But the governor was seen to have the upper hand in a debate hosted by Larry King Live, and he won in South Carolina by nine points. McCain won primaries in Michigan, his home state of Arizona, and the remaining New England states except for Maine, but faced difficulty in appealing to conservative Republican primary voters. This was particularly true in Michigan, where despite winning the primary, McCain lost the GOP vote to Bush by a wide margin.[6] McCain also competed in the Virginia primary, counting on continued crossover support[7] by giving a speech calling out Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell, both leaders of the Christian right, for intolerance.[8] Bush won Virginia easily in spite of this campaign tactic. Bush's subsequent Super Tuesday victories in California, New York and the South made it nearly impossible, mathematically, for McCain to catch up, and he suspended his campaign the next day.
Other candidates included social conservative activist Gary Bauer, businessman Steve Forbes, Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, former ECOSOC Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Alan Keyes, former Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander, former Red Cross director and cabinet member Elizabeth Dole, Ohio Congressman John Kasich, and former Vice President Dan Quayle. Bauer and Hatch campaigned on a traditional Republican platform of opposition to legalized abortion and reductions in taxes. Keyes had a far more conservative platform, calling for the elimination of all federal taxes except tariffs. Keyes also called for returning to ban homosexuals in the military, while most GOP candidates supported the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Keyes continued participating in the campaign for nearly all the primaries and continued to appear in the debates with frontrunners McCain and Bush. As in 1996, Forbes campaigned on making the federal income tax non-graduated, an idea he called the flat tax, although he increased his focus on social conservatives in 2000. Although Forbes (who won a few states' primary contests in the 1996 primaries) came a close second to Bush in the Iowa caucuses and even tied with him in the Alaska caucuses, he nor any of these other candidates won a primary.
Candidates
Nominee
| Candidate | Most recent office | Home state | Campaign Withdrawal date |
Popular
vote |
Contests won | Running mate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush | Governor of Texas (1995–2000) |
Texas |
(Campaign • Positions) Secured nomination: March 14, 2000 |
12,034,676 (62.00%) |
44 | Dick Cheney | ||
Withdrew prior to convention
| Candidate | Most recent office | Home state | Campaign Withdrawal date |
Popular vote | Contests won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Keyes | Asst. Secretary of State (1985–1987) |
Maryland |
(Campaign) |
985,819 (5.1%) |
0 | |
Withdrew during primaries
| Candidate | Most recent office | Home state | Candidacy | Popular vote | Contests won | Date Campaign Suspended | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McCain | U.S. Senator from Arizona (1987–2018) |
Arizona |
(Campaign) |
6,061,332 (31.23%) |
7 AZ, CT, MA, MI, NH, RI, VT |
March 9, 2000 | |
| Steve Forbes | Publisher and editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine (1990–) |
New Jersey |
(Campaign) |
171,860 (0.89%) |
0 | February 10, 2000 | |
| Gary Bauer | Former Undersecretary of Education
(1985–1987) |
Kentucky | <.05% | 0 | February 16, 2000 | ||
| Orrin Hatch | U.S. Senator
from Utah (1977–2019) |
Utah | <.05% | 0 | January 27, 2000 | ||
Withdrew before primary elections
| Candidate | Most recent office | Home state | Candidacy | Date Campaign Suspended | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Alexander | United States Secretary of Education
(1991 - 1993) |
August 16, 1999 | |||
| Pat Buchanan | Conservative Commentator and 1992 Presidential Candidate | October 25, 1999 (to run for the Reform Party nomination) | |||
| Herman Cain | Businessman | Nebraska | (logo from 2012 campaign) | ||
| Elizabeth Dole | U.S. Secretary of Labor
(1989-1990) |
North Carolina | October 1999 | ||
| John Kasich | U.S. Representative from Ohio
(1979 - 2001) |
Ohio | (Campaign) | July 14, 1999 | |
| Dan Quayle | U.S. Vice President
(1989 - 1993) |
Arizona | (Campaign) | September 28, 1999 | |
| Bob Smith | U.S. Senator from New Hampshire
(1990 - 2003) |
New Hampshire | July 1999 (to run with a third party)[9] | ||
Declined to run
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John Ashcroft, U.S. Senator from Missouri (ran for reelection)
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Fred Thompson, U.S. Senator from Tennessee
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Phil Gramm, U.S. Senator from Texas
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Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House
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Bob Dornan, former U.S. Rep from California
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Harold Stassen, former Governor of Minnesota
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Bill Weld, former Governor of Massachusetts
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Donald Trump, New York businessman
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Oliver North, Political commentator
National polling
| Source | Date | George W. Bush | John McCain | Steve Forbes | Elizabeth Dole | Dan Quayle | Pat Buchanan | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallup | Sep. 6–7, 1997 | 22% | – | 9% | – | 10% | 5% | 41%[A] |
| Gallup | May 8–10, 1998 | 30% | 4% | 7% | 14% | 9% | 3% | 19%[B] |
| Gallup | Oct. 23–25, 1998 | 39% | – | 7% | 17% | 12% | – | 16%[C] |
| Gallup | Jan. 8–10, 1999 | 42% | 8% | 5% | 22% | 6% | – | 9%[D] |
| Gallup | Mar. 12–14, 1999 | 52% | 3% | 1% | 20% | 9% | 4% | 7%[E] |
| Gallup | Apr. 13–14, 1999 | 53% | 5% | 6% | 16% | 7% | 4% | 4%[F] |
| Gallup | Apr. 30 – May 2, 1999 | 42% | 4% | 6% | 24% | 6% | 5% | 7%[G] |
| Gallup | May 23–24, 1999 | 46% | 6% | 5% | 18% | 7% | 6% | 7%[H] |
| Gallup | Jun. 4–5, 1999 | 46% | 5% | 5% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 6%[I] |
| Gallup | Jun. 25–27, 1999 | 59% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 10%[J] |
| Gallup | Aug. 16–18, 1999 | 61% | 5% | 4% | 13% | 6% | 3% | 4%[K] |
| Gallup | Sep. 10–14, 1999 | 62% | 5% | 5% | 10% | 5% | 3% | 5%[L] |
| Gallup | Oct. 8–10, 1999 | 60% | 8% | 4% | 11% | – | 3% | 13%[M] |
| Gallup | Oct. 21–24, 1999 | 68% | 11% | 8% | – | – | – | 6%[N] |
| Gallup | Nov. 4–7, 1999 | 68% | 12% | 6% | – | – | – | 6%[O] |
| Gallup | Nov. 18–21, 1999 | 63% | 16% | 6% | – | – | – | 9%[P] |
| Gallup | Dec. 9–12, 1999 | 64% | 18% | 7% | – | – | – | 8%[Q] |
| Gallup | Dec. 20–21, 1999 | 60% | 17% | 9% | – | – | – | 7%[R] |
| Gallup | Jan. 7–10, 2000 | 63% | 18% | 5% | – | – | – | 5%[S] |
| Gallup | Jan. 13–16, 2000 | 61% | 22% | 5% | – | – | – | 6%[T] |
| Gallup | Jan. 17–19, 2000 | 63% | 19% | 6% | – | – | – | 4%[U] |
| Gallup | Jan. 25–26, 2000 | 65% | 15% | 7% | – | – | – | 6%[V] |
| Gallup | Feb. 4–6, 2000 | 56% | 34% | 2% | – | – | – | 3%[W] |
| Gallup | Feb. 14–15, 2000 | 58% | 31% | – | – | – | – | 3%[X] |
| Gallup | Feb. 20–21, 2000 | 58% | 31% | – | – | – | – | 3%[Y] |
| Gallup | Feb. 25–27, 2000 | 57% | 33% | – | – | – | – | 4%[Z] |
- ^ 15% for Jack Kemp, 9% for Christine Whitman, 5% each for Newt Gingrich and Fred Thompson, 3% each for John Ashcroft and Lamar Alexander, and 2% for Bob Smith.
- ^ 9% for Jack Kemp, 6% for Newt Gingrich, 2% for Lamar Alexander, and 1% each for Gary Bauer and John Kasich.
- ^ 4% each for John Ashcroft, Newt Gingrich, John Kasich, and Lamar Alexander.
- ^ 4% for Lamar Alexander, 2% each for Gary Bauer and John Kasich and 1% for Bob Smith.
- ^ 3% for John Kasich, 2% for Lamar Alexander, and 1% each for Gary Bauer and Bob Smith.
- ^ 2% each for Gary Bauer and John Kasich.
- ^ 3% each for Lamar Alexander and Gary Bauer and 1% for John Kasich.
- ^ 2% each for Gary Bauer, John Kasich, and Bob Smith, and 1% for Lamar Alexander.
- ^ 3% for Lamar Alexander and 1% each for Gary Bauer, John Kasich, and Bob Smith.
- ^ 3% for John Kasich, 2% each for Gary Bauer, Lamar Alexander, and Orrin Hatch, and 1% for Bob Smith.
- ^ 2% for Gary Bauer and 1% each for Orrin Hatch and Alan Keyes.
- ^ 2% each for Gary Bauer and Orrin Hatch and 1% for Alan Keyes.
- ^ 5% for John Ashcroft, 3% each for Gary Bauer and Alan Keyes, and 2% for Orrin Hatch.
- ^ 3% for Orrin Hatch, 2% for Alan Keyes, and 1% for Gary Bauer
- ^ 2% each for Gary Bauer, Orrin Hatch, and Alan Keyes.
- ^ 4% for Orrin Hatch, 3% for Gary Bauer, and 2% for Alan Keyes.
- ^ 4% for Alan Keyes and 2% each for Gary Bauer and Orrin Hatch.
- ^ 4% for Alan Keyes, 2% for Gary Bauer, and 1% for Orrin Hatch.
- ^ 2% each for Orrin Hatch and Alan Keyes and 1% for Gary Bauer.
- ^ 3% for Alan Keyes, 2% for Gary Bauer, and 1% for Orrin Hatch.
- ^ 2% for Gary Bauer and 1% each for Orrin Hatch and Alan Keyes.
- ^ 4% for Alan Keyes and 2% for Gary Bauer.
- ^ 3% for Alan Keyes.
- ^ 3% for Alan Keyes.
- ^ 3% for Alan Keyes.
- ^ 4% for Alan Keyes.
Results
Statewide
| Date | Pledged delegates | State | George W. Bush | John McCain | Alan Keyes | Steve Forbes | Gary Bauer | Orrin Hatch | Uncommitted/Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 24 | 0 | Alaska (caucus) | 1,571
36.28% |
412
9.52% |
411
9.49% |
1,566
36.17% |
207
4.78% |
163
3.76% |
- |
| 0 | Iowa (caucus) | 35,384
41.01% |
4,053
4.67% |
12,329
14.25% |
26,338
30.51% |
7,367
8.54% |
888
1.02% |
- | |
| February 1 | 17 | New Hampshire (primary) | 72,330
30.36% 5 Del. |
115,606
48.53% |
15,179
6.37% |
30,166
12.66% |
1,640
0.69% |
163
0.07% |
3,122
1.31% |
| February 7 – 13 | 0 | Hawaii (caucus) | - | - | - | - | - | - | ~800
(100.00%) |
| February 8 | 12 | Delaware (primary) | 15,250
50.73% |
7,638
25.41% |
1,148
3.82% |
5,883
19.57% |
120
0.40% |
21
0.07% |
- |
| February 19 | 37 | South Carolina (primary) | 305,998
53.39% |
239,964
41.87% |
25,996
4.54% |
449
0.08% |
618
0.11% |
76
0.01% |
- |
| February 22
(88) |
30 | Arizona (primary) | 115,115
35.68% |
193,708
60.03% |
11,500
3.56% |
1,211
0.38% |
177
0.05% |
637
0.20% |
322
(0.10%) |
| 58 | Michigan (primary) | 549,665
43.05% |
605,805
50.97% |
59,036
4.62% |
4,894
0.38% |
2,733
0.21% |
905
0.07% |
8,736
0.68% | |
| Feb 23 –Mar 21 | 0 | Nevada (caucus) | - | - | - | - | - | - | ?
?% |
| February 26 | 4 | American Samoa (caucus) | ?
?% |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Guam (caucus) | ?
?% |
- | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4 | Virgin Islands (caucus) | ?
?% |
- | - | - | - | - | - | |
| February 27 | 14 | Puerto Rico (primary) | 87,375
94.21% |
4,903
5.29% |
49
0.05% |
210
0.23% |
34
0.04% |
– | 178
0.19% |
| February 29 | 56 | Virginia (primary) | 350,588
52.79% |
291,488
43.89% |
20,356
3.07% |
809
0.12% |
852
0.13% |
– | - |
| 12 | Washington (primary) | 284,053
57.84% |
191,101
38.91% |
11,753
2.39% |
1,749
0.36% |
1,469
0.30% |
1,023
0.21% |
- | |
| 19 | North Dakota (caucus) | 6,865
75.72% 14 Del. |
1,717
18.94% 4 Del. |
481
5.31% 1 Del. |
– | – | - | 3
0.03% | |
| March 7 | 162 | California (primary) | 1,725,162
60.58% |
988,706
34.72% |
112,747
3.96% |
8,449
0.30% |
6,860
0.24% |
5,997
0.21% |
- |
| 25 | Connecticut (primary) | 82,881
46.28% |
87,176
48.74% |
5,913
3.30% |
1,242
0.69% |
373
0.21% |
178
0.10% |
1,222
0.67% | |
| 54 | Georgia (primary) | 430,480
66.93% |
179,046
27.84% |
29,640
4.61% |
1,647
0.26% |
1,962
0.31% |
413
0.06% |
- | |
| 14 | Maine (primary) | 49,308
51.03% |
42,510
44.00% |
2,989
3.09% |
455
0.47% |
324
0.34% |
- | 1,038
1.07% | |
| 31 | Maryland (primary) | 211,439
56.23% |
135,981
36.16% |
25,020
6.65% |
1,678
0.45% |
1,328
0.35% |
588
0.16% |
- | |
| 37 | Massachusetts (primary) | 159,534
31.78% |
324,708
64.69% |
12,630
2.52% |
1,407
0.28% |
1,744
0.35% |
262
0.05% |
1,658
0.33% | |
| 0 | Minnesota (caucus) | 11,531
62.67% |
3,209
17.44% |
3,661
19.90% |
– | – | - | – | |
| 35 | Missouri (primary) | 275,366
57.93% |
167,831
35.31% |
27,282
5.74% |
2,044
0.43% |
1,038
0.22% |
363
0.08% |
1,439
0.28% | |
| 93 | New York (primary) | 1,102,850
50.30% |
937,655
43.50% |
71,196
3.60% |
49,817
2.60% |
– | - | - | |
| 69 | Ohio (primary) | 810,369
57.99% |
516,790
36.98% |
55,266
3.95% |
8,934
0.64% |
6,169
0.44% |
– | - | |
| 14 | Rhode Island (primary) | 13,170
36.43% |
21,754
60.18% |
923
2.55% |
89
0.25% |
35
0.10% |
35
0.10% |
114
0.32% | |
| 12 | Vermont (primary) | 28,741
35.33% |
49,045
60.29% |
2,164
2.66% |
616
0.76% |
293
0.36% |
– | 496
0.61% | |
| 18 | Washington (caucus) | 1,256
82.15% 18 Del. |
197
12.88% |
76
4.97% |
– | – | - | – | |
| March 10 | 12 | Wyoming (county conventions) | 77.62% | 10.29% | 11.66% | – | – | - | -
12 Del. |
| 40 | Colorado (primary) | 116,897
64.71% |
48,996
27.12% |
11,871
6.57% |
1,197
0.66% |
1,190
0.66% |
504
0.28% |
- | |
| 29 | Utah (primary) | 57,617
63.28% |
12,784
14.04% |
19,367
21.27% |
859
0.94% |
426
0.47% |
- | – | |
| March 14 | 80 | Florida (primary) | 516,161
73.80% |
139,397
19.94% |
32,343
4.63% |
6,522
0.94% |
3,493
0.50% |
1,371`
0.20% |
- |
| 29 | Louisiana (primary) | 86,038
83.60% |
9,166
8.91% |
5,900
5.73% |
1,041
1.01% |
768
0.75% |
- | – | |
| 33 | Mississippi (primary) | 101,042
87.88% |
6,263
5.45% |
6,478
5.63% |
588
0.51% |
475
0.41% |
133
0.12% |
- | |
| 38 | Oklahoma (primary) | 98,781
79.15% |
12,973
10.39% |
11,595
9.29% |
1,066
0.85% |
394
0.32% |
– | - | |
| 37 | Tennessee (primary) | 193,166
77.02% |
36,436
14.53% |
16,916
6.75% |
1,018
0.41% |
1,305
0.52% |
252
0.10% |
0.68% | |
| 124 | Texas (primary) | 986,416
87.54% |
80,082
7.11% |
43,516
3.86% |
2,865
0.25% |
2,189
0.19% |
1,329
0.12% |
10,363
0.92% | |
| March 21 | 64 | Illinois (primary) | 496,646
67.40% |
158,752
21.54% |
66,057
8.97% |
10,334
1.40% |
5,068
0.69% |
– | - |
| April 4 | 68 | Pennsylvania (primary) | 472,398
72.46% |
145,719
22.66% |
- | 16,162
2.51% |
8,806
1.35% |
– | -
68 Del. |
| 37 | Wisconsin (primary) | 343,292
69.24% |
89,684
18.09% |
48,919
9.87% |
5,505
1.11% |
1,813
0.37% |
1,712
0.35% |
1,392
0.98% | |
| April 29 - May 13 | 24 | Minnesota (district conventions) | 24 Del. | ||||||
| May 2 | 30 | Indiana (primary) | 330,095
81.17% |
76,569
18.83% |
– | – | – | - | - |
| 62 | North Carolina (primary) | 253,485
78.60% |
35,018
10.86% |
25,320
7.85% |
– | 3,311
1.03% |
- | 3,583
1.67% | |
| 15 | Washington, D.C. (primary) | 1,771
72.79% |
593
24.37% |
– | – | – | - | 69
2.84% | |
| May 5 | 14 | Hawaii (state convention) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 Del. |
| May 6 | 10 | Wyoming (state convention) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 Del. |
| May 9 | 9 | Nebraska (primary) | 145,176
78.15% |
28,065
15.11% |
12,073
6.50% |
– | – | - | 444
0.24% |
| 18 | West Virginia (primary) | 87,050
79.57% |
14,121
12.91% |
5,210
4.76% |
1,733
1.58% |
1,290
1.18% |
– | - | |
| May 16 | 24 | Oregon (primary) | 292,522
83.62% |
– | 46,754
13.37% |
– | – | - | 10,545
3.01% |
| May 19 | 23 | Alaska (state convention) | 19 Del. | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Pennsylvania (state convention) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 Del. | |
| May 20 - June 3 | 18 | Kentucky (congressional district conventions) | 18 Del. | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 23 | 24 | Arkansas (primary) | 35,759
80.23% |
8,814
19.77% |
– | – | - | – | |
| 22 | Idaho (primary) | 116,385
73.45% |
– | 30,263
19.10% 4 Del. |
– | – | - | 11,798
7.45% | |
| 0 | Kentucky (primary) | 75,783
82.98% |
5,780
6.33% |
4,337
4.75% |
1,829
1.30% |
2,408
2.64% |
– | 1,186
1.00% | |
| May 25 | 35 | Kansas (state convention) | 35 Del. | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Nevada (state convention) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 Del. | |
| May 30 | 8 | New York (state convention) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 Del. |
| June 6 | 44 | Alabama (primary) | 171,077
84.24% |
– | 23,394
11.52% |
– | – | - | 8,606
4.24% |
| 25 | Indiana (state convention) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 Del. | |
| 23 | Montana (primary) | 89,122
77.59% |
– | 20,822
18.32% |
– | – | - | 4,655
4.10% | |
| 54 | New Jersey (primary) | 201,209
83.56% |
39,601
16.44% |
– | – | – | - | – | |
| 21 | New Mexico (primary) | 62,161
82.63% |
7,619
10.13% |
4,850
6.45% |
– | – | - | 600
0.80% | |
| 22 | South Dakota (primary) | 35,418
78.22% |
6,228
13.75% |
3,478
7.68% |
– | – | - | 155
0.34% | |
| June 9 | 10 | Minnesota (state convention) | 10 Del. | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| June 9 - 10 | 25 | Iowa (state convention) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 Del. |
| June 10 | 13 | Kentucky (state convention) | 13 Del. | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| June 16 - 17 | 10 | Illinois (state convention) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 Del. |
| 7 | Washington (state convention) | 7 Del. | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| June 23 - 24 | 6 | Idaho (state convention) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 Del. |
| Total
2,066 pledged delegates 19,519,539 votes |
1,601 | 243 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 205 | ||
Nationwide
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Results by county, shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote
Popular vote result:[11]
- George W. Bush – 12,034,676 (62.00%)
- John McCain – 6,061,332 (31.23%)
- Alan Keyes – 985,819 (5.08%)
- Steve Forbes – 171,860 (0.89%)
- Unpledged delegates – 61,246 (0.32%)
- Gary Bauer – 60,709 (0.31%)
- Orrin Hatch – 15,958 (0.08%)
Notable endorsements
Note: Some of the endorsers switched positions.
George W. Bush
- Bush's Father & Former President George H.W. Bush from Texas
- Bush's Mother & Former First Lady Barbra Bush from Texas
- Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott from Mississippi[12]
- Former HUD Secretary and 1996 Vice Presidential nominee Jack Kemp from New York[13]
- Senator Bob Smith from New Hampshire[14]
- Former Governor and White House Chief of Staff John H. Sununu of New Hampshire[14]
- Governor Jane Dee Hull of Arizona[15][16]
- Governor John Engler of Michigan
- Senator John Warner from Virginia[17]
- Governor Jim Gilmore of Virginia[17]
- Senator John Ashcroft from Missouri[18]
- Governor Paul Cellucci of Massachusetts[19]
- Governor Tommy Thompson of Wisconsin[20]
- Representative John Thune from South Dakota[21]
John McCain
- Senator Jon Kyl from Arizona[16]
- Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee[22]
- Senator Mike DeWine from Ohio[23]
- Senator Chuck Hagel from Nebraska[24]
- Representative Lindsey Graham from South Carolina[25]
- Representative Mark Sanford from South Carolina[25]
- Representative Peter T. King from New York[26]
- Staten Island Borough President Guy Molinari[27]
Steve Forbes
- Governor Gary Johnson of New Mexico[28]
- Representative Bob Barr from Georgia[29]
- Representative Roscoe Bartlett from Maryland[30]
- Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell[31]
- Sarah Palin, mayor of Wasilla, Alaska[32]
Alan Keyes
- Representative Tom Coburn from Oklahoma[33]
- Filmmaker Michael Moore from Michigan (joke endorsement)[34]
Orrin Hatch
- Senator Robert Foster Bennett from Utah[13]
Lamar Alexander
- Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas[13]
- Former Governor Terry Branstad of Iowa[13]
Dan Quayle
- Former Governor Carroll A. Campbell of South Carolina[13]
John Kasich
- Mike DeWine (initially)[13]
- Senator George Voinovich from Ohio[13]
- Representative John Boehner from Ohio[13]
See also
References
- ^ "The Choice 2004". Frontline. Boston. October 12, 2004. PBS. WGBH-TV. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ^ THE 2000 CAMPAIGN: CROSSOVER VOTERS; Democrats Drawn to McCain Are Unsettling Republicans
- ^ Democrats helped McCain over finish line in 2000 Michigan GOP primary
- ^ Stuart Rothenberg: Can Democrats and independents nominate John McCain?
- ^ Cornell University Law School, "Bob Jones Uni v. v. United States", "Legal Information Institute". Retrieved February 9, 2017
- ^ THE 2000 CAMPAIGN: MICHIGAN; Loss by Bush Forces Debate on Open Primaries. The New York Times. 27 February 2000. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
- ^ Kwame Holman (February 25, 2000). "Showdown in Virginia". PBS. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
It's an open primary, meaning Democrats and independents also may vote. McCain campaign officials say that gives their candidate the same advantage that earned McCain an upset victory in Michigan on Tuesday.
- ^ Craig Timberg; Justin Blum (February 29, 2000). "McCain Attacks Two Leaders of Christian Right". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Smith: Leaving GOP 'on principle' - July 12, 1999". www.cnn.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ^ 2000 Republican Primary Election Events Timeline
- ^ "US President – R Primaries Race", Our Campaigns, February 1, 2000. Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ^ "Mississippi US President Republican Primary Race". March 14, 2000.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "US President—Republican Primaries Race". Our Campaigns. February 1, 2000. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
- ^ a b "New Hampshire US President—Republican Primary Race". Our Campaigns. February 1, 2000. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
- ^ Berke, Richard L. (October 25, 1999). "McCain Having to Prove Himself Even in Arizona". The New York Times. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
- ^ a b "Arizona US President—Republican Primary Race—Feb 22, 2000".
- ^ a b "Virginia US President—Republican Primary Race". Our Campaigns. February 29, 2000. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
- ^ "Missouri US President Republican Primary Race—Mar 7, 2000".
- ^ "Massachusetts US President Republican Primary Race—Mar 7, 2000".
- ^ "Wisconsin US President—Republican Primary Race—Apr 4, 2000".
- ^ "South Dakota US President—Republican Primary Race—Jun 6, 2000".
- ^ "Tennessee US President—Republican Primary Race—Mar 14, 2000".
- ^ "Ohio US President—Republican Primary Race—Mar 7, 2000".
- ^ "Nebraska US President Republican Primary Race—May 9, 2000".
- ^ a b "South Carolina US President—Republican Primary Race". Our Campaigns. February 19, 2000. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
- ^ "Candidate—Peter T. King".
- ^ "Candidate—Guy V. Molinari".
- ^ "Candidate—Gary Johnson".
- ^ "Candidate—Bob Barr".
- ^ "Candidate—Roscoe G. Bartlett".
- ^ "Candidate—J. Kenneth Blackwell".
- ^ Sliming Palin Archived February 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, FactCheck.org (September 8, 2008)
- ^ "OK US President—Republican Primary Race—Mar 14, 2000".
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "The Awful Truth - Election Mosh Pit". YouTube. September 3, 2008.