2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
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The 2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary was held on March 14, 2000, as one of 6 contests scheduled the following week after Super Tuesday in the Republican Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Tennessee primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 37 delegates towards the 2000 Republican National Convention.
George W. Bush won the primary and all of the state's delegates with John McCain placing second.[1][2]
Procedure
[edit]Tennessee was one of six states which held primaries on March 14, 2000, alongside Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas after Super Tuesday the week before.[3]
Voting was expected to take place throughout the state from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. in the parts of the state in the Eastern Time Zone, and from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in parts of the state in the Central Time Zone.
The 37 pledged delegates to the 2000 Republican National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary.
Results
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush | 193,166 | 77.02% | 37 |
| John McCain | 36,436 | 14.53% | 0 |
| Alan Keyes | 16,916 | 6.75% | 0 |
| Gary Bauer | 1,305 | 0.52% | 0 |
| Steve Forbes | 1,018 | 0.41% | 0 |
| Orrin Hatch | 252 | 0.10% | 0 |
| Write-ins | 75 | 0.03% | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 1,623 | 0.65% | 0 |
| Total | 250,791 | 100.00% | 37 |
See also
[edit]- 2000 Republican Party presidential primaries
- 2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary
- 2000 United States presidential election in Tennessee
- 2000 Tennessee elections
References
[edit]- ^ "Our Campaigns - TN US President - R Primary Race - Mar 14, 2000". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "2000 Republican Party primary results".
- ^ "Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions Chronologically - Key and Minor Dates". The Green Papers. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ "2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary election results".
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| Elections in Tennessee |
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 |
 Government |
The 2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary was held on March 14, 2000, as one of 6 contests scheduled the following week after Super Tuesday in the Republican Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Tennessee primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 37 delegates towards the 2000 Republican National Convention.
George W. Bush won the primary and all of the state's delegates with John McCain placing second.[1][2]
Procedure
Tennessee was one of six states which held primaries on March 14, 2000, alongside Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas after Super Tuesday the week before.[3]
Voting was expected to take place throughout the state from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. in the parts of the state in the Eastern Time Zone, and from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in parts of the state in the Central Time Zone.
The 37 pledged delegates to the 2000 Republican National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary.
Results
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush | 193,166 | 77.02% | 37 |
| John McCain | 36,436 | 14.53% | 0 |
| Alan Keyes | 16,916 | 6.75% | 0 |
| Gary Bauer | 1,305 | 0.52% | 0 |
| Steve Forbes | 1,018 | 0.41% | 0 |
| Orrin Hatch | 252 | 0.10% | 0 |
| Write-ins | 75 | 0.03% | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 1,623 | 0.65% | 0 |
| Total | 250,791 | 100.00% | 37 |
See also
- 2000 Republican Party presidential primaries
- 2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary
- 2000 United States presidential election in Tennessee
- 2000 Tennessee elections
References
- ^ "Our Campaigns - TN US President - R Primary Race - Mar 14, 2000". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "2000 Republican Party primary results".
- ^ "Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions Chronologically - Key and Minor Dates". The Green Papers. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ "2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary election results".