United States presidential election in Indiana, 2000

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United States presidential election in Indiana, 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 12 0 Popular vote 1,245,836 901,980 Percentage 56.7% 41.0%

370px County Results   Gore—60-70%   Gore—50-60%   Gore—<50%   Bush—<50%   Bush—50-60%   Bush—60-70%   Bush—70-80%

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

The 2000 United States presidential election in Indiana 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 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Indiana was won by Governor George W. Bush. He won a majority of the counties and congressional districts in the state. Gore only won two congressional districts and six counties. However, Gore won five of the six counties by very small margins. Lake County is Gore's best performance, winning with over 60%. Bush ran up the margins in more conservative rural areas to help him win the state. Bush won Vigo County with 49.7% of the vote, which is considered the most reliable bellwether county in the nation.

Results

United States presidential election in Indiana, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	George W. Bush	1,245,836	56.7%	12
	Democratic	Al Gore	901,980	41.0%	0
	Write In	Ralph Nader	18,531	0.8%	0
	Reform	Patrick Buchanan	16,959	0.8%	0
	Libertarian	Harry Browne	15,530	0.7%	0
	Write In	Howard Phillips	200	0.0%	0
	Write In	John Hagelin	167	0.0%	0
Totals			-	100.00%	12
Voter turnout (Voting age/registered)					49%/55%

Electors

Main article: List of United States presidential electors, 2000

Technically the voters of Indiana cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Indiana is allocated 12 electors because it has 10 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 12 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 12 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for President and Vice President. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector.

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 W. Bush and Dick Cheney:

1. Rodric D. Bray
2. Roger A. Chiabai
3. Beverly Gard
4. Don Heckard
5. Marla Irving
6. Virginia Lee
7. P.E. MacAllister
8. Barbara L. McClellan
9. Michael D. McDaniel
10. Max Middendorf
11. Michael Miner
12. Virgil Scheidt