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2000 United States presidential election in New Jersey

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Field	Value
election_name	2000 United States presidential election in New Jersey
country	New Jersey
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1996 United States presidential election in New Jersey
previous_year	1996
next_election	2004 United States presidential election in New Jersey
next_year	2004
election_date	November 7, 2000
turnout	70.08% ( 1.96%)
image_size	x200px
image1	Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994 (3x4 close cropped).jpg
nominee1	Al Gore
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
home_state1	Tennessee
running_mate1	Joe Lieberman
electoral_vote1	15
popular_vote1	1,788,850
percentage1	56.13%
image2	GeorgeWBush (1).jpg
nominee2	George W. Bush
party2	Republican Party (United States)
home_state2	Texas
running_mate2	Dick Cheney
electoral_vote2	0
popular_vote2	1,284,173
percentage2	40.29%
map_image	350px
map_size	350px
map_caption	County Results
title	President
before_election	Bill Clinton
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	George W. Bush
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Main article: 2000 United States presidential election

Gore Bush

In 2000, the United States presidential election in New Jersey, along with every U.S. state and Washington, D.C., took place on November 7, 2000, as part of the 2000 United States presidential election. The major party candidates were Democratic Vice President Al Gore of the incumbent administration and Republican Governor of Texas George W. Bush, son of the 41st U.S. president, George H. W. Bush. Owing to the indirect system of voting used in U.S. presidential elections, George W. Bush narrowly defeated Gore in Electoral College votes despite Gore earning a higher percentage of the popular vote. Green Party candidate Ralph Nader, the only third-party candidate represented on most states' ballots, came in a distant third.

Although New Jersey had voted for Democrat Bill Clinton in the past two elections (1992 and 1996), it was considered a potential swing state in 2000 because pre-election polling data showed it to be a close race. Al Gore won 56 percent of New Jersey's popular vote, beating out George W. Bush by about a sixteen-point margin, with Gore's biggest margins of victory in Essex County and Hudson County where he won over seventy percent of the vote. Bush won 7 counties with his biggest margins being just over 57 percent in Hunterdon County and Sussex County. Nader got over four percent of the vote in several counties in the northwest of the state, while taking just under three percent statewide. This was also the first presidential election since 1976, in which New Jersey would back the losing candidate as well. , this is the last election in which Monmouth County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. Monmouth however would go on to vote for Bush 4 years later in 2004 during his re-election.

Bush became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Bergen County, Burlington County, or Monmouth County, as well as the state of New Jersey since Benjamin Harrison in 1888. Bush became the first Republican to win without Union County since James A. Garfield in 1880. Bush was the first Republican to ever win the Presidency without Passaic and Gloucester counties, and the only Republican to ever win without Salem County.

New Jersey was one of ten states that backed George H. W. Bush for president in 1988 that didn't back George W. Bush in either 2000 or 2004.

Democratic primary

Main article: 2000 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary

Republican primary

Polling

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac	July 13–20, 1999			7%	0%
Quinnipiac	February 16–21, 2000	307 RV	±5.6%	–	–

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Al
Gore (D)	George W.
Bush (R)	Ralph
Nader (G)	Patrick
Buchanan (Ref)	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac	February 3–8, 1999	926 RV	±3.2%	41%	46%	–	–	3%	8%
Quinnipiac{{cite web	publisher=Quinnipiac Poll	title=Racial Profiling Divides New Jersey Voters, Quinnipiac College Poll Finds; Bradley Beats Bush, But Bush Beats Gore	date=April 1, 1999	access-date=August 25, 2025}}	March 23–29, 1999	984 RV	±3.1%	40%	47%	–	–	13%
Quinnipiac	July 13–20, 1999	1,082 RV	±3.0%	40%	51%	–	–	1%	9%
Quinnipiac	February 16–21, 2000	1,109 RV	±2.9%	47%	41%	–	–	2%	10%
Quinnipiac	March 21–27, 2000	1,177 RV	±2.9%	50%	37%	–	–	3%	11%
48%	35%	–	6%	1%	11%
Quinnipiac	June 20–26, 2000	1,004 RV	±3.1%	45%	40%	–	–	3%	12%
41%	37%	7%	3%	1%	11%
Quinnipiac	July 19–24, 2000	910 RV	±3.3%	46%	41%	–	–	3%	11%
42%	38%	7%	2%	1%	10%
Quinnipiac{{cite web	publisher=Quinnipiac Poll	title=Gore Gets Convention Bounce To Lead In New Jersey, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Shift In Corzine-Franks Race Shows Soft Support	date=August 24, 2000	access-date=August 28, 2025}}	August 18–22, 2000	802 RV	±3.5%	52%	38%	–	–	2%
49%	37%	4%	1%	1%	8%
Quinnipiac{{cite web	publisher=Quinnipiac Poll	title=Gore Gets Convention Bounce To Lead In New Jersey, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Shift In Corzine-Franks Race Shows Soft Support	date=October 2, 2000	access-date=August 28, 2025}}	September 26–October 1, 2000	820 LV	±3.4%	54%	38%	–	–	1%
50%	36%	6%	1%	0%	6%
1,045 RV	±3.0%	53%	36%	–	–	2%	9%
49%	35%	6%	1%	0%	9%
The New York Times	October 12–15, 2000	908 RV	±3%	49%	34%	8%	1%	–	8%
	Quinnipiac{{cite web	publisher=Quinnipiac Poll	title=Gore Gets Convention Bounce To Lead In New Jersey, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Shift In Corzine-Franks Race Shows Soft Support	date=October 2, 2000	access-date=August 28, 2025}}	October 18–23, 2000	909 LV	±3.3%	47%	41%	4%	1%	1%
	Quinnipiac{{cite web	publisher=Quinnipiac Poll	title=Gore Gets Convention Bounce To Lead In New Jersey, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Shift In Corzine-Franks Race Shows Soft Support	date=November 1, 2000	access-date=August 28, 2025}}	October 24–30, 2000	793 LV	±3.5%	50%	38%	5%	0%	0%
Quinnipiac	November 1–5, 2000	770 LV	±3.4%	49%	41%	4%	1%	0%	5%

;with Al Gore

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Al
Gore (D)	Elizabeth
Dole (R)	John
McCain (R)	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac	February 3–8, 1999	926 RV	±3.2%	42%	43%	–	2%	13%
Quinnipiac	March 23–29, 1999	984 RV	±3.1%	41%	42%	–	17%
Quinnipiac	July 13–20, 1999	1,082 RV	±3.0%	46%	41%	–	2%	11%
Quinnipiac	February 16–21, 2000	1,109 RV	±2.9%	38%	–	51%	2%	11%

;with Bill Bradley

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Bill
Bradley (D)	George W.
Bush (R)	Elizabeth
Dole (R)	John
McCain (R)	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac	February 3–8, 1999	926 RV	±3.2%	55%	32%	–	–	2%	11%
56%	–	32%	–	2%	10%
Quinnipiac	March 23–29, 1999	984 RV	±3.1%	53%	35%	–	–	12%
59%	–	28%	–	13%
Quinnipiac	July 13–20, 1999	1,082 RV	±3.0%	53%	38%	–	–	1%	8%
62%	–	28%	–	2%	8%
Quinnipiac	February 16–21, 2000	1,109 RV	±2.9%	60%	32%	–	–	1%	8%
49%	–	–	38%	1%	12%

Results

2000 United States presidential election in New Jersey	Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Democratic	Al Gore	1,788,850	56.13%	15
Republican	George W. Bush	1,284,173	40.29%	0
Green	Ralph Nader	94,554	2.97%	0
Reform	Pat Buchanan	6,989	0.22%	0
Libertarian	Harry Browne	6,312	0.20%	0
Natural Law	John Hagelin	2,215	0.07%	0
Socialist	David McReynolds	1,880	0.06%	0
Constitution	Howard Phillips	1,409	0.04%	0
Socialist Workers	James Harris	844	0.03%	0
Totals	3,187,226	100.00%	15
Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered)	50%/68%

By county

County	Al Gore
Democratic	George W. Bush
Republican	Ralph Nader
Green	Pat Buchanan
Reform	Harry Browne
Libertarian	Various candidates
Other parties	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	1,788,850	56.13%	1,284,173	40.29%	94,554	2.97%	6,989	0.22%	6,312	0.20%	6,348	0.20%	504,677	15.84%	3,187,226
	Atlantic		52,880		58.04%		35,593		39.07%		2,188		2.40%		171		0.19%		158		0.17%		112		0.12%		17,287		18.97%		91,102
	Bergen		202,682		55.27%		152,731		41.65%		9,688		2.64%		755		0.21%		434		0.12%		431		0.12%		49,951		13.62%		366,721
	Burlington		99,506		56.05%		72,254		40.70%		4,894		2.76%		278		0.16%		463		0.26%		146		0.08%		27,252		15.35%		177,541
	Camden		127,166		64.60%		62,464		31.73%		6,124		3.11%		353		0.18%		550		0.28%		204		0.10%		64,702		32.87%		196,861
	Cape May		22,189		46.62%		23,794		49.99%		1,291		2.71%		187		0.39%		82		0.17%		51		0.11%		-1,605		-3.37%		47,594
	Cumberland		28,188		57.90%		18,882		38.78%		1,004		2.06%		111		0.23%		130		0.27%		369		0.76%		9,306		19.12%		48,684
	Essex		185,505		71.47%		66,842		25.75%		5,641		2.17%		391		0.15%		286		0.11%		908		0.35%		118,663		45.72%		259,573
	Gloucester		61,095		56.94%		42,315		39.44%		3,196		2.98%		236		0.22%		320		0.30%		136		0.13%		18,780		17.50%		107,298
	Hudson		118,206		70.63%		43,804		26.17%		4,436		2.65%		274		0.16%		253		0.15%		388		0.23%		74,402		44.46%		167,361
	Hunterdon		21,387		37.88%		32,210		57.05%		2,459		4.36%		154		0.27%		181		0.32%		64		0.11%		-10,823		-19.17%		56,455
	Mercer		83,256		61.42%		46,670		34.43%		4,561		3.36%		274		0.20%		581		0.43%		217		0.16%		36,586		26.99%		135,559
	Middlesex		154,998		59.88%		93,545		36.14%		8,934		3.45%		622		0.24%		449		0.17%		301		0.12%		61,453		23.74%		258,849
	Monmouth		131,476		50.15%		119,291		45.51%		9,059		3.46%		678		0.26%		488		0.19%		1,149		0.44%		12,185		4.64%		262,141
	Morris		88,039		42.63%		111,066		53.78%		6,333		3.07%		473		0.23%		448		0.22%		149		0.07%		-23,027		-11.15%		206,508
	Ocean		102,104		47.18%		105,684		48.84%		7,354		3.40%		604		0.28%		387		0.18%		260		0.12%		-3,580		-1.66%		216,393
	Passaic		90,324		57.69%		61,043		38.99%		3,752		2.40%		402		0.26%		199		0.13%		853		0.54%		29,281		18.70%		156,573
	Salem		13,718		50.86%		12,257		45.44%		714		2.65%		75		0.28%		109		0.40%		99		0.37%		1,461		5.42%		26,972
	Somerset		56,232		46.71%		59,725		49.61%		3,776		3.14%		231		0.19%		306		0.25%		107		0.09%		-3,493		-2.90%		120,377
	Sussex		21,353		37.14%		33,277		57.88%		2,399		4.17%		184		0.32%		151		0.26%		126		0.22%		-11,924		-20.74%		57,490
	Union		112,003		60.10%		68,554		36.78%		4,945		2.65%		387		0.21%		252		0.14%		232		0.12%		43,449		23.32%		186,373
	Warren		16,543		40.55%		22,172		54.34%		1,806		4.43%		149		0.37%		85		0.21%		46		0.11%		-5,629		-13.79%		40,801

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Cape May (largest municipality: Lower Township)
Ocean (largest municipality: Lakewood Township)

|[[File:Swing in each New Jersey county from the 1996-2000 presidential elections.svg|300px]]|Shift by county |[[File:Trend in each New Jersey county from the 1996-2000 presidential elections.svg|300px]]|Trend by county | | | | | | | | | |}}|

Democratic Republican

By congressional district

Gore won 11 of 13 congressional districts, including four that elected Republicans.

District	Gore	Representative
63.90%	32.89%	Rob Andrews
54.78%	42.55%	Frank LoBiondo
53.45%	43.41%	Jim Saxton
52.28%	44.55%	Chris Smith
44.64%	51.69%	Marge Roukema
57.72%	38.37%	Frank Pallone Jr.
54.19%	42.79%	Bob Franks
	Mike Ferguson
61.05%	36.25%	Bill Pascrell
63.32%	33.64%	Steve Rothman
84.70%	13.72%	Donald Payne
43.36%	53.50%	Rodney Frelinghuysen
50.90%	45.57%	Rush Holt Jr.
72.35%	25.33%	Bob Menendez

Electors

Main article: List of 2000 United States presidential electors

Technically the voters of NJ cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. NJ is allocated 15 electors because it has 13 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 15 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 15 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:

Paul M. Bangiola
Angelo R. Bianchi
Mamie Bridgeforth
Dennis P. Collins
John Garrett
Deborah Lynch
Patricia McCullough
John McGreevey
June B. Montag
Jeffrey L. Nash
Barbara A. Plumeri
Julia Valdivia
Stephen S. Weinstein
Charles Wowkanech

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