2000 United States presidential election in West Virginia
Introduction  The '''2000 United States presidential election in West Virginia''' took place on November 7, 2000 as part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 5 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.West Virginia gave its 5 electoral votes to the Republican nominee, Governor of Texas George W. Bush, marking the first time a Republican carried the state since Ronald Reagan in 1984, and only the fourth time since 1928.While West Virginia was traditionally a Democratic stronghold, this election marked the beginning of a political realignment. West Virginia would become the only state to vote against George H. W. Bush twice and for George W. Bush twice. It is also the only state lost by George H. W. Bush in 1988 to be carried by George W. Bush in 2000.The state was also won by Bill Clinton twice but voted against Gore who at the time of the 2000 presidential election was serving under Clinton as Vice President. , this is the last election in which the Democratic candidate won Kanawha County, Harrison County, Lincoln County, and Wyoming County. This was the first time since 1928 that a non-incumbent Republican won West Virginia, and was only the fourth time since that election where a Democrat lost the state. Gore's environmental advocacy was particularly damaging in the state of West Virginia, a strong coal mining state. Gore also didn't campaign sufficiently in the state, which led to his defeat by a relatively comfortable margin in favor of Bush.As of 2020, this is the last presidential election in which a Democrat won any congressional district in the state and the last time the state was won by single digits.In this election, West Virginia voted 6.84% to the right of the nation at-large.
Primaries *2000 West Virginia Democratic primary*2000 West Virginia Republican primary
Results   ===By county===CountyGeorge W. BushRepublicanAl GoreDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Barbour3,41156.37%2,50341.37%1372.26%90815.00%6,051Berkeley13,61959.19%8,79738.23%5942.58%4,82220.96%23,010Boone3,35336.68%5,65661.88%1321.44%-2,303-25.20%9,141Braxton2,52947.47%2,71951.03%801.50%-190-3.56%5,328Brooke4,19544.60%4,67849.74%5325.66%-483-5.14%9,405Cabell16,44051.03%14,89646.24%8802.73%1,5444.79%32,216Calhoun1,42554.49%1,11242.52%782.98%31311.97%2,615Clay1,88752.68%1,61745.14%782.18%2707.54%3,582Doddridge1,95569.42%77327.45%883.13%1,18241.97%2,816Fayette5,89740.34%8,37157.26%3512.40%-2,474-16.92%14,619Gilmer1,56056.93%1,09239.85%883.21%46817.08%2,740Grant3,57178.76%89119.65%721.59%2,68059.11%4,534Greenbrier6,86653.61%5,62743.93%3152.46%1,2399.68%12,808Hampshire3,87963.62%2,06933.93%1492.44%1,81029.69%6,097Hancock6,45847.94%6,24946.39%7655.68%2091.55%13,472Hardy2,81662.38%1,62135.91%771.71%1,19526.47%4,514Harrison12,94848.72%13,00948.95%6212.34%-61-0.23%26,578Jackson6,34155.05%4,93742.86%2402.08%1,40412.19%11,518Jefferson7,04549.00%6,86047.71%4733.29%1851.29%14,378Kanawha36,80948.01%38,52450.25%1,3371.74%-1,715-2.24%76,670Lewis3,60658.79%2,35538.39%1732.82%1,25120.40%6,134Lincoln3,38945.40%3,93952.77%1361.82%-550-7.37%7,464Logan5,33436.94%8,92761.83%1781.23%-3,593-24.89%14,439Marion9,97243.60%12,31553.84%5862.56%-2,343-10.24%22,873Marshall6,85950.81%6,00044.45%6394.73%8596.36%13,498Mason5,97253.21%4,96344.22%2882.57%1,0098.99%11,223McDowell2,34832.15%4,84566.34%1101.51%-2,497-34.19%7,303Mercer10,20654.07%8,34744.22%3221.71%1,8599.85%18,875Mineral6,18063.18%3,34134.15%2612.67%2,83929.03%9,782Mingo3,86638.49%6,04960.23%1281.27%-2,183-21.74%10,043Monongalia13,59549.68%12,60346.05%1,1694.27%9923.63%27,367Monroe2,94057.21%2,09440.75%1052.04%84616.46%5,139Morgan3,63963.05%1,93933.59%1943.36%1,70029.46%5,772Nicholas4,35950.81%4,05947.31%1611.88%3003.50%8,579Ohio9,60753.48%7,65342.60%7043.92%1,95410.88%17,964Pendleton1,99661.97%1,17236.39%531.65%82425.58%3,221Pleasants1,88458.73%1,26739.50%571.78%61719.23%3,208Pocahontas1,97056.82%1,39240.15%1053.03%57816.67%3,467Preston6,60763.29%3,51533.67%3173.04%3,09229.62%10,439Putnam12,17359.60%7,89138.63%3621.77%4,28220.97%20,426Raleigh12,58752.31%11,04745.91%4271.77%1,5406.40%24,061Randolph5,24855.00%4,02842.21%2662.79%1,22012.79%9,542Ritchie2,71771.27%1,02426.86%711.86%1,69344.41%3,812Roane3,17256.39%2,33241.46%1212.15%84014.93%5,625Summers2,30448.89%2,29948.78%1102.33%50.11%4,713Taylor3,12454.69%2,47343.29%1152.01%65111.40%5,712Tucker1,93557.83%1,31939.42%922.75%61618.41%3,346Tyler2,58265.73%1,21430.91%1323.36%1,36834.82%3,928Upshur5,16563.58%2,77034.10%1882.31%2,39529.48%8,123Wayne7,99349.21%7,94048.89%3081.90%530.32%16,241Webster1,48444.86%1,76453.33%601.81%-280-8.47%3,308Wetzel3,23951.51%2,84945.31%2003.18%3906.20%6,288Wirt1,51863.73%81834.34%461.93%70029.39%2,382Wood20,42860.34%12,66437.40%7652.26%7,76422.94%33,857Wyoming3,47344.08%4,28954.44%1161.47%-816-10.36%7,878Totals336,47551.92%295,49745.59%16,1522.49%40,9786.32%648,124====Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican====*Barbour (Largest city: Philippi)*Cabell (Largest city: Huntington)*Calhoun (Largest city: Grantsville)*Clay (Largest city: Clay)*Gilmer (Largest city: Glenville)*Greenbrier (Largest city: Lewisburg)*Hancock (Largest city: Weirton)*Hardy (Largest city: Moorefield)*Jackson (Largest city: Ravenswood)*Jefferson (Largest city: Charles Town)*Lewis (Largest city: Weston)*Marshall (Largest city: Moundsville)*Mason (Largest city: Point Pleasant)*Mercer (Largest city: Bluefield)*Monongalia (Largest city: Morgantown)*Monroe (Largest city: Peterstown)*Nicholas (Largest city: Summersville)*Ohio (Largest city: Wheeling)*Pendleton (Largest city: Franklin)*Pleasants (Largest city: St. Marys)*Pocahontas (Largest city: Marlinton)*Raleigh (Largest city: Beckley)*Randolph (Largest city: Elkins)*Roane (Largest city: Spencer)*Summers (Largest city: Hinton)*Taylor (Largest city: Grafton)*Tucker (Largest city: Parsons)*Tyler (Largest city: Paden City)*Wayne (Largest city: Kenova)*Wetzel (Largest city: New Martinsville)===By congressional district===Bush won 2 of the 3 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat. District Bush Gore Representative '''54%''' 43%Alan Mollohan'''54%'''44%Bob WiseShelley Moore Capito 47% '''51%'''Nick Rahall
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