The 2000 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 7, 2000. Maryland participated in the 2000 United States presidential election along with the 49 other U.S. states and Washington, D.C. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Democratic Vice President Al Gore easily carried Maryland on election day, taking 56.57% of the vote to Republican Texas Governor George W. Bush's 40.18%. Maryland was one of two contests (along with the District of Columbia) and the only state where Gore improved on Bill Clinton's margin four years earlier.Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections; 2000 Presidential General Election Results – Maryland Retrieved on 2011-06-17. Gore's strong performance in the most highly-populated counties in the state, which are home to many urban and African American communities, contributed to his victory in the state.

Gore flipped Charles County; it was one of only two counties in the country to vote for Gore after having voted for Bob Dole in 1996, the other being Orange County, Florida. This was the first time since 1888 that Maryland gave a majority of the vote to a losing candidate. Bush became the first Republican ever to win the White House without carrying Charles County, as well as the first to do so without carrying Baltimore or Howard counties since Calvin Coolidge in 1924. Maryland was one of ten states that backed George H. W. Bush for president in 1988 that did not back George W. Bush in either 2000 or 2004.

Results 2000 United States presidential election in MarylandPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Al Gore Joe Lieberman 1,145,782 56.6% 10 Republican George W. Bush Dick Cheney 813,797 40.2% 0 Green Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 53,768 2.7% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Wayne Allyn Root 5,310 0.3% 0 Reform Pat Buchanan Ezola Foster 4,248 0.2% 0 Write Ins 1,480 0.1% 0 Constitution Howard Phillips Michael Peroutka 919 0.1% 0 Write In John Hagelin – 176 0.0% 0 Totals 2,025,480 100.00%10 Voter turnout (voting age/registered) 51%/74%

Results by county County Al GoreDemocratic George W. BushRepublican Ralph NaderGreen Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Allegany 10,894 41.31% 14,656 55.58% 610 2.31% 211 0.80% -3,762 -14.27% 26,371Anne Arundel 89,624 44.67% 104,209 51.93% 5,493 2.74% 1,331 0.66% -14,585 -7.26% 200,657Baltimore 160,635 52.83% 133,033 43.75% 8,544 2.81% 1,872 0.62% 27,602 9.08% 304,084Baltimore City 158,765 82.52% 27,150 14.11% 5,512 2.86% 977 0.51% 131,615 68.41% 192,404Calvert 12,986 43.57% 16,004 53.69% 660 2.21% 156 0.52% -3,018 -10.12% 29,806 Caroline 3,396 37.94% 5,300 59.20% 198 2.21% 58 0.65% -1,904 -21.26% 8,952Carroll 20,146 31.46% 41,742 65.19% 1,681 2.63% 458 0.72% -21,596 -33.73% 64,027 Cecil 12,327 42.69% 15,494 53.66% 794 2.75% 261 0.90% -3,167 -10.97% 28,876 Charles 21,873 49.05% 21,768 48.82% 755 1.69% 196 0.44% 105 0.23% 44,592 Dorchester 5,232 45.93% 5,847 51.33% 222 1.95% 91 0.80% -615 -5.40% 11,392 Frederick 30,725 39.06% 45,350 57.65% 2,052 2.61% 534 0.68% -14,625 -18.59% 78,661 Garrett 2,872 26.95% 7,514 70.52% 203 1.91% 66 0.62% -4,642 -43.57% 10,655 Harford 35,665 39.01% 52,862 57.82% 2,298 2.51% 599 0.66% -17,197 -18.81% 91,424 Howard 58,556 51.92% 49,809 44.17% 3,643 3.23% 771 0.68% 8,747 7.75% 112,779 Kent 3,627 44.86% 4,155 51.39% 270 3.34% 33 0.41% -528 -6.53% 8,085 Montgomery 232,453 62.54% 124,580 33.52% 12,485 3.36% 2,170 0.58% 107,873 29.02% 371,688 Prince George's 216,119 79.48% 49,987 18.38% 4,497 1.65% 1,306 0.48% 166,132 61.10% 271,909 Queen Anne's 6,257 37.33% 9,970 59.48% 446 2.66% 88 0.53% -3,713 -22.15% 16,761 Somerset 3,785 49.78% 3,609 47.46% 142 1.87% 68 0.89% 176 2.32% 7,604 St. Mary's 11,912 40.38% 16,856 57.14% 568 1.93% 165 0.56% -4,944 -16.76% 29,501 Talbot 5,854 38.43% 8,874 58.25% 424 2.78% 82 0.54% -3,020 -19.82% 15,234 Washington 18,221 38.38% 27,948 58.88% 1,027 2.16% 274 0.58% -9,727 -20.50% 47,470 Wicomico 14,469 45.51% 16,338 51.39% 762 2.40% 226 0.71% -1,869 -5.88% 31,795 Worcester 9,389 45.24% 10,742 51.76% 482 2.32% 140 0.67% -1,353 -6.52% 20,753Totals1,145,78256.57%813,79740.18%53,7682.65%12,1330.60%331,98516.39%2,025,480 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Charles (largest town: Waldorf)

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Dorchester (largest town: Cambridge) Kent (largest town: Chestertown)

Results by congressional district Gore won five of the state's eight congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican. District Gore Bush Representative 44% 53%Wayne Gilchrest 41% 55%Bob Ehrlich63% 34%Ben Cardin84% 13%Albert Wynn55% 42%Steny Hoyer 38% 58%Roscoe Bartlett84% 14%Elijah Cummings60% 36%Connie Morella

Electors

Technically the voters of Maryland cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Maryland is allocated 10 electors because it has eight congressional districts and two senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 10 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and their running mate. Whoever wins a plurality of votes in the state is awarded all ten 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 their candidate is known as a faithless elector.

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 20002000 Post-Election Timeline of Events. Uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved on 2011-06-17. 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:2000 . President Elect. Retrieved on 2011-06-17. Clarence W. Blount Gene W. Counihan Howard Friedman Mary Ann E. Love Thomas V. Mike Miller Mary Butler Murphy Mary Jo Neville Gregory Pecoraro Ina Taylor Beatrice P. Tignor

See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 2000 United States presidential election 2000 United States elections

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