2000 Republican Party presidential primaries
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From January 24 to June 6, 2000, voters of the
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
Other candidates included
Candidates
Nominee
Candidate | Most recent office | Home state | Campaign Withdrawal date |
Popular
vote |
Contests won | Running mate | ||
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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 | ||
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Alan Keyes | Asst. Secretary of State (1985–1987) |
Maryland |
(Campaign) |
985,819 (5.1%) |
0 |
Withdrew during primaries
Candidate | Most recent office | Home state | Campaign Withdrawal date |
Popular vote | Contests won | ||
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John McCain | U.S. Senator from Arizona (1987–2018) |
Arizona |
(Campaign) |
6,061,332 (31.23%) |
7 AZ, CT, MA, MI, NH, RI, VT |
Other candidates campaigning for the nomination but receiving less than 1% of the national vote included:
- Businessman Steve Forbes of New York
- Former Undersecretary of Education Gary Bauer
- United States Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah
Withdrew before primary elections
- Former Governor Lamar Alexander of Tennessee
- Commentator and presidential candidate Pat Buchanan of Virginia (to run for the Reform Party nomination)
- Businessman Herman Cain of Nebraska
- Former United States Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina
- Representative John Kasich of Ohio (Campaign)
- Former Vice President Dan Quayle of Indiana (Campaign)
- Senator Bob Smith of New Hampshire
Declined to run
- John Ashcroft, Senator from Missouri (ran for reelection)
- Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
- Jack Kemp, former U.S. Representative from New York and nominee for vice-president in 1996
- George Pataki, Governor of New York
- Harold E. Stassen, former Governor of Minnesota
- Donald Trump, businessman (ran for Reform Party nomination); later became the 45th President of the United States
- Fred Thompson, Senator from Tennessee
- Tommy Thompson, Governor of Wisconsin
- Christine Todd Whitman, Governor of New Jersey
National polling
Source | Date | George W. Bush | John McCain | Steve Forbes | Elizabeth Dole | Dan Quayle | Pat Buchanan | Other |
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Gallup
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Sep. 6–7, 1997 | 22% | – | 9% | – | 10% | 5% | 41%[A] |
Gallup
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May 8–10, 1998 | 30% | 4% | 7% | 14% | 9% | 3% | 19%[B] |
Gallup
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Oct. 23–25, 1998 | 39% | – | 7% | 17% | 12% | – | 16%[C] |
Gallup
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Jan. 8–10, 1999 | 42% | 8% | 5% | 22% | 6% | – | 9%[D] |
Gallup
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Mar. 12–14, 1999 | 52% | 3% | 1% | 20% | 9% | 4% | 7%[E] |
Gallup
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Apr. 13–14, 1999 | 53% | 5% | 6% | 16% | 7% | 4% | 4%[F] |
Gallup
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Apr. 30 – May 2, 1999 | 42% | 4% | 6% | 24% | 6% | 5% | 7%[G] |
Gallup
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May 23–24, 1999 | 46% | 6% | 5% | 18% | 7% | 6% | 7%[H] |
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Jun. 4–5, 1999 | 46% | 5% | 5% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 6%[I] |
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Jun. 25–27, 1999 | 59% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 10%[J] |
Gallup
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Aug. 16–18, 1999 | 61% | 5% | 4% | 13% | 6% | 3% | 4%[K] |
Gallup
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Sep. 10–14, 1999 | 62% | 5% | 5% | 10% | 5% | 3% | 5%[L] |
Gallup
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Oct. 8–10, 1999 | 60% | 8% | 4% | 11% | – | 3% | 13%[M] |
Gallup
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Oct. 21–24, 1999 | 68% | 11% | 8% | – | – | – | 6%[N] |
Gallup
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Nov. 4–7, 1999 | 68% | 12% | 6% | – | – | – | 6%[O] |
Gallup
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Nov. 18–21, 1999 | 63% | 16% | 6% | – | – | – | 9%[P] |
Gallup
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Dec. 9–12, 1999 | 64% | 18% | 7% | – | – | – | 8%[Q] |
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Dec. 20–21, 1999 | 60% | 17% | 9% | – | – | – | 7%[R] |
Gallup
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Jan. 7–10, 2000 | 63% | 18% | 5% | – | – | – | 5%[S] |
Gallup
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Jan. 13–16, 2000 | 61% | 22% | 5% | – | – | – | 6%[T] |
Gallup
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Jan. 17–19, 2000 | 63% | 19% | 6% | – | – | – | 4%[U] |
Gallup
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Jan. 25–26, 2000 | 65% | 15% | 7% | – | – | – | 6%[V] |
Gallup
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Feb. 4–6, 2000 | 56% | 34% | 2% | – | – | – | 3%[W] |
Gallup
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Feb. 14–15, 2000 | 58% | 31% | – | – | – | – | 3%[X] |
Gallup
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Feb. 20–21, 2000 | 58% | 31% | – | – | – | – | 3%[Y] |
Gallup
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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 |
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January 24 | 0 | Alaska (caucus) | 36.28% | 9.52% | 9.49% | 36.17% | 4.78% | 3.76% | - |
25 | Iowa (caucus) | 41.01% (10) |
4.67% (1) |
14.25% (4) |
30.51% (8) |
8.54% (2) |
1.02% | - | |
February 1 | 17 | New Hampshire (primary) | 30.36% (5) |
48.53% (10) |
6.37% | 12.66% (2) |
0.69% | 0.07% | - |
February 7–13 | 14 | Hawaii (caucus) | - | - | - | - | - | - | (14) |
February 8 | 12 | Delaware (primary) | 50.73% (12) |
25.41% | 3.82% | 19.57% | 0.40% | 0.07% | - |
February 19 | 37 | South Carolina (primary) | 53.39% (34) |
41.87% (3) |
4.54% | 0.08% | 0.11% | 0.01% | - |
February 22
(88) |
30 | Arizona (primary) | 35.68% | 60.03% (30) |
3.56% | 0.38% | 0.05% | 0.20% | - |
58 | Michigan (primary) | 43.05% (6) |
50.97% (52) |
4.62% | 0.38% | 0.21% | 0.07% | 0.68% | |
Feb 23–Mar 21 (17) |
17 | Nevada (caucus) | - | - | - | - | - | - | (17) |
February 26
(12) |
4 | American Samoa (caucus) | ?% (4) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
4 | Guam (caucus) | ?% (4) |
- | - | - | - | - | - | |
4 | Virgin Islands (caucus)
|
?% (4) |
- | - | - | - | - | - | |
February 27 | 14 | Puerto Rico (primary) | 94.21% (14) |
5.29% | 0.05% | 0.23% | 0.04% | – | - |
February 29
(87) |
56 | Virginia (primary) | 52.79% (56) |
43.89% | 3.07% | 0.12% | 0.13% | – | - |
12 | Washington (primary) | 48.26% (7) |
47.98% (5) |
2.53% | 0.62% | 0.34% | 0.27% | - | |
19 | North Dakota (caucus) | 75.72% (14) |
18.94% (4) |
5.31% (1) |
– | – | - | 0.03% | |
March 7
(605) |
162 | California (primary) | 52.21% (162) |
42.87% | 4.10% | 0.35% | 0.25% | 0.22% | - |
25 | Connecticut (primary) | 46.28% | 48.74% (25) |
3.30% | 0.69% | 0.21% | 0.10% | 0.67% | |
54 | Georgia (primary) | 66.93% (54) |
27.84% | 4.61% | 0.26% | 0.31% | 0.06% | - | |
14 | Maine (primary) | 51.03% (14) |
44.00% | 3.09% | 0.47% | 0.34% | - | – | |
31 | Maryland (primary) | 56.23% (31) |
36.16% | 6.65% | 0.45% | 0.35% | 0.16% | - | |
37 | Massachusetts (primary) | 31.78% | 64.81% (37) |
2.52% | 0.28% | 0.22% | 0.05% | 0.26% | |
34 | Minnesota (caucus) | 63% (34) |
17% | 20% | – | – | - | – | |
35 | Missouri (primary) | 57.93% (35) |
35.31% | 5.74% | 0.43% | 0.22% | 0.08% | 0.28% | |
93 | New York (primary) | 50.30% (67) |
43.50% (26) |
3.60% | 2.60% | – | - | - (8) | |
69 | Ohio (primary) | 57.99% (63) |
36.98% (6) |
3.95% | 0.64% | 0.44 | – | - | |
14 | Rhode Island (primary) | 36.43% | 60.18% (14) |
2.55% | 0.25% | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.32% | |
12 | Vermont (primary) | 35.33% | 60.29% (12) |
2.66% | 0.76% | 0.36% | – | - | |
25 | Washington (caucus) | 82.15% (25) |
12.88% | 4.97% | – | – | - | – | |
March 10
(91) |
22 | Wyoming (caucus) | 77.62% (21) |
10.29% (1) |
11.66% | – | – | - | – |
40 | Colorado (primary) | 64.71% (28) |
27.12% (12) |
6.57% | 0.66% | 0.66% | 0.28% | - | |
29 | Utah (primary) | 63.28% (29) |
14.04% | 21.27% | 0.94% | 0.47% | - | – | |
March 14
(341) |
80 | Florida (primary) | 73.80% (80) |
19.94% | 4.63% | 0.94% | 0.50% | 0.20% | - |
29 | Louisiana (primary) | 83.60% (29) |
8.91% | 5.73% | 1.01% | 0.75% | - | – | |
33 | Mississippi (primary) | 88% (33) |
5.45% | 5.63% | 0.51% | 0.41% | 0.12% | - | |
38 | Oklahoma (primary) | 79.15% (38) |
10.39% | 9.29% | 0.85% | 0.32% | – | - | |
37 | Tennessee (primary) | 77.02% (37) |
14.53% | 6.75% | 0.41 | 0.52% | 0.10% | 0.63% | |
124 | Texas (primary) | 87.54% (124) |
7.11% | 3.86% | 0.25% | 0.19% | 0.12% | 0.85% | |
March 21 | 64 | Illinois (primary) | 67.40% (64) |
21.54% | 8.97% | 1.40% | 0.69% | – | - (10) |
April 4
(115) |
78 | Pennsylvania (primary) | 72.47% (78) |
22.36% | 1.09% | 2.48% | 1.35% | – | - |
37 | Wisconsin (primary) | 69.24% (37) |
18.09% | 9.87% | 1.11% | 0.37% | 0.35% | 0.70% | |
May 2 (107) |
30 | Indiana (primary) | 81.17% (30) |
18.83% | – | – | – | - | - (25) |
62 | North Carolina (primary) | 78.60% (49) |
10.86% (7) |
7.85% (5) |
– | 1.03% (1) |
- | 1.67% | |
15 | Washington, D.C. (primary) | 72.79% (15) |
24.37% | – | – | – | – | ||
May 9 (48) |
30 | Nebraska (primary) | 78.15% (30) |
15.11% | 6.50% | – | – | - | – |
18 | West Virginia (primary) | 79.57% (18) |
12.91% | 4.76% | 1.58% | 1.18% | – | - | |
May 16 | 24 | Oregon (primary) | 83.62% (21) |
– | 13.37% (3) |
– | – | - | – |
May 23
(112) |
24 | Arkansas (primary) | 80.23% (19) |
– | 19.77% (5) |
– | – | - | – |
22 | Idaho (primary) | 73.45% (16) |
– | 19.10% (4) |
– | – | - | 7.45% (8) | |
31 | Kentucky (primary) | 82.98% (31) |
6.33% | 4.75% | 1.30% | 2.64% | – | 2.00% | |
35 | Kansas (caucus) | ?% (35) |
?% | ?% | ?% | ?% | – | ||
June 6
(164) |
44 | Alabama (primary) | 84.24% (44) |
– | 11.52% | – | – | - | 4.24% |
23 | Montana (primary) | 77.59% (23) |
– | 18.32% | – | – | - | 4.10% | |
54 | New Jersey (primary) | 83.56% (54) |
16.44% | – | – | – | - | – | |
21 | New Mexico (primary) | 82.63% (21) |
10.13% | 6.45% | – | – | - | 0.80% | |
22 | South Dakota (primary) | 78.22% (22) |
13.75% | 7.68% | – | – | – |
Nationwide
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Results by county, shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote
Popular vote result:[10]
- 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
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Note: Some of the endorsers switched positions.
- George W. Bush
- Former
- Senator Bob Smith from New Hampshire[13]
- Former Governor and White House Chief of Staff John H. Sununu of New Hampshire[13]
- Governor John Engler of Michigan
- Senator John Warner from Virginia[16]
- Governor Jim Gilmore of Virginia[16]
- Senator John Ashcroft from Missouri[17]
- Governor Paul Cellucci of Massachusetts[18]
- Governor Tommy Thompson of Wisconsin[19]
- Representative John Thune from South Dakota[20]
- John McCain
- Senator Jon Kyl from Arizona[15]
- Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee[21]
- Senator Mike DeWine from Ohio[22]
- Senator Chuck Hagel from Nebraska[23]
- Representative Lindsey Graham from South Carolina[24]
- Representative Mark Sanford from South Carolina[24]
- Representative Peter T. King from New York[25]
- Staten Island Borough President Guy Molinari[26]
- Steve Forbes
- Governor Gary Johnson of New Mexico[27]
- Representative Bob Barr from Georgia[28]
- Representative Roscoe Bartlett from Maryland[29]
- Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell[30]
- Sarah Palin, mayor of Wasilla, Alaska[31]
- Alan Keyes
- Representative Tom Coburn from Oklahoma[32]
- Filmmaker Michael Moore from Michigan (joke endorsement)[33]
- Orrin Hatch
- Senator
- Lamar Alexander
- Former
- Dan Quayle
- Former Carroll A. Campbell of South Carolina[12]
- John Kasich
- Mike DeWine (initially)[12]
- Senator George Voinovich from Ohio[12]
- Representative John Boehner from Ohio[12]
See also
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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.
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