United States presidential election in Nebraska, 2000

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United States presidential election in Nebraska, 2000

November 7, 2000

Nominee George W. Bush Al Gore Party Republican Democratic Home state Texas Tennessee Running mate Dick Cheney Joe Lieberman Electoral vote 5 0 Popular vote 433,862 231,780 Percentage 62.25% 33.25%

County Results   Bush—<50%   Bush—50-60%   Bush—60-70%   Bush—70-80%   Bush—80-90%

President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President George W. Bush Republican

The 2000 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 7, 2000 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 5 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Nebraska was won by Governor George W. Bush by a 29% margin of victory, winning every county.

Electors

Main article: List of United States presidential electors, 2000

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 2000 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:

1. Mary Johnson
2. Lee Terry, Sr.
3. Howard Lamb
4. Mildred Curtis
5. John Y. McCollister

Results

United States presidential election in Nebraska, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	George W. Bush	433,862	62.25%	5
	Democratic	Al Gore	231,780	33.25%	0
	Green	Ralph Nader	24,540	3.52%	0
	Reform	Pat Buchanan	3,646	0.52%	0
	Libertarian	Harry Browne	2,245	0.32%	0