Columbia, East Granby, Ellington, Fairfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Groton, Haddam, Kent, Norfolk, Preston, Salisbury, Sharon, Washington, and Westport, the first Republican since William McKinley in 1900 to win without the towns of Franklin, Killingworth, Salem, and Waterford, the first Republican since Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 to win without the towns of Bolton and Tolland, the first Republican since William Howard Taft in 1908 to win without the town of Old Lyme, the first since Herbert Hoover in 1928 to win without the towns of Bozrah and Marlborough, and the only Republican to win without New Hartford, North Branford, and North Haven. As of 2020, this was the most recent presidential election in which the Democratic nominee carried the towns of Beacon Falls, Canterbury, Seymour, Sterling, and Wolcott, as well as the most recent presidential election in which the Republican nominee carried the towns of Essex, Lyme, Redding, Roxbury, and Simsbury. This is the most recent occasion where Connecticut voted more Democratic than Vermont and Maryland. Results By county By congressional district Gore won all 6 congressional districts, including three that elected Republicans. Electors Technically the voters of Connecticut cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Connecticut is allocated 8 electors because it has 6 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 8 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 8 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 Gore and Lieberman: Nick Balletto Frank Cirillo Marilyn Cohen Gloria Collins Kimberly Ford Thomas McDonough Ken Slapin Clorinda Soldevila See also United States presidential elections in Connecticut