2000 United States gubernatorial elections
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United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 7, 2000, in 11 states and two territories. The elections coincided with the presidential election. Democrats gained one seat by defeating an incumbent in West Virginia. As of 2024, this remains the last gubernatorial cycle in which a Democrat won in Indiana.
Race Summary
States
State | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Delaware | Tom Carper | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold. |
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Indiana | Frank O'Bannon | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri | Roger B. Wilson | Democratic | 2000[a] | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Democratic hold. |
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Montana | Marc Racicot | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. |
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New Hampshire | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina | Jim Hunt | Democratic | 1976 1984 (term-limited) 1992 |
Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold. |
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North Dakota | Ed Schafer | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Republican hold. |
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Utah | Mike Leavitt | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vermont | Howard Dean | Democratic | 1991[b] | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Washington | Gary Locke | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia | Cecil Underwood
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Republican | 1956 1960 (term-limited) 1996 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. Democratic gain. |
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Territories
State | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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American Samoa | Tauese Sunia | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Puerto Rico | Pedro Rosselló | New Progressive | 1992 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Popular Democratic gain. |
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Closest races
States where the margin of victory was under 1%:
- Missouri, 0.9%
States where the margin of victory was under 5%:
- American Samoa, 2.8%
- West Virginia, 2.9%
- Puerto Rico, 3.0%
- Montana, 3.9%
States where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- New Hampshire, 5.0%
- North Carolina, 5.8%
Delaware
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County results Minner: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000, coinciding with the U.S. presidential election. Incumbent Governor Tom Carper was term-limited and instead successfully ran for the United States Senate. Lieutenant Governor and Democratic nominee Ruth Ann Minner squared off against Republican nominee John M. Burris and won in a landslide on election day.
Indiana
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County results O'Bannon: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% McIntosh: 40–50% 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Governor
Missouri
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County results Holden: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Talent: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000 and resulted in a narrow victory for the Democratic nominee, State Treasurer of Missouri Bob Holden, over the Republican candidate, U.S. Representative Jim Talent, and several other candidates. Incumbent Democratic Governor Mel Carnahan was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term in office. However, he was killed in a plane crash on October 16, 2000, while campaigning for Missouri's Class 1 Senate seat. Lieutenant Governor Roger B. Wilson succeeded to the office following Carnahan's death.
Coincidentally, Talent would later be elected at the
Montana
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Turnout | 59.90%10.70[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
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County results Martz: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% O'Keefe: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent
New Hampshire
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Shaheen: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Humphrey: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jeanne Shaheen won re-election.
North Carolina
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County results Easley: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000. The general election was fought between the
North Dakota
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County results Hoeven: 50–60% 60–70% Heitkamp: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 North Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000 for the post of Governor of North Dakota. Incumbent Republican Governor Ed Schafer decided not to run for reelection. Republican nominee John Hoeven won the election over Democratic State Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp. Heitkamp had led in the polls until early October, when reports indicated that she had breast cancer, and would undergo surgery. She ran advertisements to assure voters she was still fit to serve; however, by the final month, Hoeven had taken a six-point lead in polling.[4] As of 2021, this is the most recent North Dakota gubernatorial election in which the Democratic nominee received over 40% of the vote. Hoeven and Heitkamp later served alongside each other in the United States Senate from 2013 to 2019.
Utah
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County results Leavitt: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Orton: 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 Utah gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican Mike Leavitt won reelection to a third term.
Vermont
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Dean: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Dwyer: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic Governor Howard Dean won re-election. The campaign was dominated by the fallout from the passage of a civil union bill and the subsequent backlash encapsulated by the slogan Take Back Vermont. Ruth Dwyer, the Republican nominee in 1998, ran again in 2000 and was closely tied to the Take Back Vermont movement. Howard Dean, the Democratic governor, favored civil unions and was a primary target of Take Back Vermont.[5]
Washington
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County results
Locke: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Washington |
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The 2000 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic governor Gary Locke defeated the Republican candidate John Carlson for his second term in a landslide.
As of 2022[update], this was the earliest gubernatorial election in Washington in which both candidates are currently still living. This is the last time a Democratic nominee for governor outperformed the Democratic nominee for president in Washington. This would also be the last gubernatorial election in Washington in which the margin of victory was in double digits and in which any counties in Eastern Washington voted for a Democrat until Jay Inslee's 2020 landslide victory.
West Virginia
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County results Wise: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Underwood: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent
Territories
American Samoa
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic
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Tauese Sunia | {{{votes}}} | 51.4% | |
Independent
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L. Peter Reid | {{{votes}}} | 48.6% | |
Total votes | {{{votes}}} | 100.00 |
Puerto Rico
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Turnout | 82.20% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by municipality Calderón: 40-50% 50-60% Pesquera: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
Notes
- ^ Wilson took office after his predecessor (Mel Carnahan) was term-limited but died from a plane crash.
- Richard Snelling) died. He was subsequently elected in the 1992 Vermont gubernatorial election.
References
- ^ "Our Campaigns - AS Governor Race - Nov 07, 2000".
- ^ "Montana Voter Turnout". Montana Secretary of State. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ "GOP Rep. Greg Gianforte wins Montana governor's race |". The Hill. Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ Janofsky, Michael (7 November 2000). "THE 2000 ELECTIONS: RACES IN THE STATES; With 11 Governorships Being Contested, Democrats Win 7, Some in States Bush Won". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ Ellen Goodman (November 5, 2000). "'Take Back Vermont,' the signs say, but take it back to what?". The Boston Globe.