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Election 2000 Results

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2000 governor election results by state and county

Democrats won eight of 11 governor races in 2000 as George W. Bush narrowly took the presidency, gaining West Virginia and holding Missouri by under a point.

11 governor races were held in 2000. Democrats won 8 and Republicans 3.

The closest were Missouri (D+0.9), West Virginia (D+2.9) and Montana (R+3.9). 1 governorship changed party: West Virginia to the Democrats.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

About the 2000 governor elections

The 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore was decided after five weeks of recounts in Florida and a Supreme Court ruling. The governor races were less dramatic. Eleven states voted, and Democrats won eight to the Republicans' three. Democrats gained West Virginia, where Bob Wise unseated Governor Cecil H. Underwood by about three points. In Missouri, Bob Holden beat Republican Congressman Jim Talent by under a point. Jeanne Shaheen won a third term in New Hampshire, Mike Easley held North Carolina, and Frank O'Bannon, Howard Dean and Gary Locke were re-elected. Republicans held Montana, where Judy Martz became the state's first woman governor, Utah with Mike Leavitt and North Dakota, where John Hoeven beat Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp by about ten points. Both Hoeven and Heitkamp later served in the U.S. Senate.

Every race

StateDemocratVotesRepublicanVotesOthersMargin
Delaware Ruth Ann Minner191,695 (59.2%) John M. Burris128,603 (39.7%) 3,390 D+19.5
Indiana Frank O'Bannon1,232,525 (56.6%) David M. McIntosh908,285 (41.7%) 38,603 D+14.9
Missouri Bob Holden1,152,752 (49.1%) James M. Talent1,131,307 (48.2%) 62,771 D+0.9
Montana Mark O'Keefe193,131 (47.1%) Judy Martz209,135 (51.0%) 7,926 R+3.9
New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen275,038 (48.7%) Gordon J. Humphrey246,952 (43.8%) Mary Brown (Independent) 35,904 (6.4%)
D+5.0
North Carolina Mike Easley1,530,324 (52.0%) Richard Vinroot1,360,960 (46.3%) 50,778 D+5.8
North Dakota Heidi Heitkamp130,144 (45.0%) John Hoeven159,255 (55.0%) 13 R+10.1
Utah Bill Orton321,979 (42.3%) Mike O. Leavitt424,837 (55.8%) 14,990 R+13.5
Vermont Howard Dean148,059 (50.5%) Ruth Dwyer111,359 (38.0%) Anthony Pollina (Progressive) 28,116 (9.6%)
D+12.5
Washington Gary Locke1,441,973 (58.4%) John Carlson980,060 (39.7%) 47,819 D+18.7
West Virginia flip Robert Ellsworth Wise324,822 (50.1%) Cecil H. Underwood305,926 (47.2%) 17,299 D+2.9

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Margins are Democrat minus Republican, of all votes. Certified results, from the states' own archives, the MIT Election Data and Science Lab, Heideman (2026) and Algara & Amlani (2021). How these results were checked.

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