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George W. Bush

George W. Bush ran for president in 2000, 2004 and won 2 times. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

2004 Won

Republican
Electoral votes
286of 537
Popular vote
62,040,61050.70%
States carried
31
Running mate
Richard Cheney

Opponents: John Kerry (251 EV).

Alabama: wonAlaska: wonArizona: wonArkansas: wonCalifornia: lostColorado: wonConnecticut: lostDelaware: lostDistrict of Columbia: lostFlorida: wonGeorgia: wonHawaii: lostIdaho: wonIllinois: lostIndiana: wonIowa: wonKansas: wonKentucky: wonLouisiana: wonMaine: lostMaryland: lostMassachusetts: lostMichigan: lostMinnesota: lostMississippi: wonMissouri: wonMontana: wonNebraska: wonNevada: wonNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: lostNew Mexico: wonNew York: lostNorth Carolina: wonNorth Dakota: wonOhio: wonOklahoma: wonOregon: lostPennsylvania: lostRhode Island: lostSouth Carolina: wonSouth Dakota: wonTennessee: wonTexas: wonUtah: wonVermont: lostVirginia: wonWashington: lostWest Virginia: wonWisconsin: lostWyoming: wonVermont: lostNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: lostRhode Island: lostConnecticut: lostNew Jersey: lostDelaware: lostMaryland: lostDistrict of Columbia: lost
States carried in 2004 (coloured), shaded by margin.

2000 Won

Republican
Electoral votes
271of 537
Popular vote
50,455,15647.90%
States carried
30
Running mate
Richard Cheney

Opponents: Albert Gore, Jr. (266 EV), Ralph Nader (0 EV).

Carried: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming.

Head-to-head

Questions and answers

How many times did George W. Bush run for president?

2 times (2000, 2004), winning in 2000 and 2004.

How many electoral votes did George W. Bush win?

2004: 286; 2000: 271.

What share of the popular vote did George W. Bush get?

2004: 50.7% (62,040,610 votes); 2000: 47.9% (50,455,156 votes).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data