United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 2000

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United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 2000

November 7, 2000

Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush Ralph Nader Party Democratic Republican Green Home state Tennessee Texas Connecticut Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney Winona LaDuke Electoral vote 4 0 0 Popular vote 249,508 130,555 25,052 Percentage 60.99% 31.91% 6.12%

180px County Results   Gore—60-70%   Gore—50-60%

Rhode Island is one of the most reliable blue states in the country. This state was Al Gore's best performance in the country, winning with over 60% of the vote. Gore won all the counties and won all but two townships. Nader took in over 6% in this state, one of his best showings.

Primaries

Democratic Primary (March 7)

Al Gore won the primary from Rhode Island and won every county except Bristol County and Washington County. The state was worth 32 delegates.

Al Gore	Bill Bradley	other
26,801	19,000	1,043
57%	41%	2%

Republican Primary (March 7)

This primary was one of the very few states Senator John McCain won in the 2000 Republican primaries against George W. Bush. He won every single county, town, and city in the state. He also won all of the state's 14 delegates.

John McCain	George W. Bush	others
21,754	13,170	1,196
60%	36%	4%

General Election Results by County

County	Al Gore		George W. Bush		Others
Providence	65.26%	142,469	28.12%	61,378	6.62%	14,461
Bristol	57.68%	13,424	35.99%	8,375	6.33%	1,473
Newport	54.94%	20,790	37.68%	14,258	7.38%	2,790
Washington	52.58%	29,560	37.80%	21,253	9.62%	5,411
Kent	58.89%	43,265	34.42%	25,291	6.69%	4,914

By congressional district

Gore won both congressional districts.

District	Bush	Kerry	Representative
1st	31%	63%	Patrick J. Kennedy
2nd	33%	60%	Robert Weygand
			James Langevin