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Maine · 2000 presidential election

Maine presidential election results 2000

Albert Gore, Jr. carried Maine by 5.11 points (33,335 votes), winning 4 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
4
Votes counted
651,817
ME result
D+5.1
Compared with the nation
4.6 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1996
15.7 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Albert Gore, Jr.Democratic319,95149.10%4
George W. BushRepublican286,61644.00%—
Ralph NaderGreen37,1275.70%—
Total votes651,817

Maine gives two electoral votes to the statewide winner and one to the winner of each congressional district.

Sources: 2000

County resultsMIT Election Lab

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MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)
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Hancock County: Albert Gore, Jr. +0.9Washington County: George W. Bush +8.0Franklin County: Albert Gore, Jr. +7.3Lincoln County: George W. Bush +4.2Piscataquis County: George W. Bush +11.9Sagadahoc County: Albert Gore, Jr. +4.3York County: Albert Gore, Jr. +4.6Kennebec County: Albert Gore, Jr. +12.3Oxford County: Albert Gore, Jr. +6.6Androscoggin County: Albert Gore, Jr. +12.8Aroostook County: Albert Gore, Jr. +1.8Cumberland County: Albert Gore, Jr. +11.0Knox County: Albert Gore, Jr. +2.4Penobscot County: George W. Bush +3.8Somerset County: Albert Gore, Jr. +3.6Waldo County: George W. Bush +1.1
Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.
County Albert Gore, Jr.George W. BushOthers TotalMargin
Androscoggin 26,25119,9483,046 49,245 12.8
Aroostook 17,19616,5551,392 35,143 1.8
Cumberland 74,20358,5439,874 142,620 11.0
Franklin 7,5936,4591,396 15,448 7.3
Hancock 12,98312,7322,859 28,574 0.9
Kennebec 31,19823,9673,742 58,907 12.3
Knox 9,4538,9682,080 20,501 2.4
Lincoln 8,6349,4571,580 19,671 4.2
Oxford 13,64911,8352,009 27,493 6.6
Penobscot 32,86835,6204,718 73,206 3.8
Piscataquis 3,7454,845666 9,256 11.9
Sagadahoc 8,8448,0521,510 18,406 4.3
Somerset 11,53810,6841,729 23,951 3.6
Waldo 8,4778,6891,972 19,138 1.1
Washington 6,7017,9581,049 15,708 8.0
York 46,61842,3045,628 94,550 4.6

Candidate votes as printed in the document. “Total” is the document’s total where it prints one, otherwise the sum of the candidate columns. Margin is the leading ticket’s lead in points over the second.

Notes on how this document was read
  • Secondary source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records).

Method: Machine-readable dataset; county sums checked against the state totals in The American Presidency Project summary (within 0.5% for both main tickets).

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Questions and answers

Who won Maine in 2000?

Albert Gore, Jr. won Maine by 5.11 percentage points (33,335 votes).

How many electoral votes did Maine have in 2000?

Maine cast 4 electoral votes in 2000.

How many people voted for president in Maine in 2000?

651,817 votes were counted for president.

How many counties did each candidate win in Maine in 2000?

Albert Gore, Jr. 11, George W. Bush 5 (out of 16 counties with results).

How did Maine change from 1996 to 2000?

The margin moved 15.7 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 20.9 points to Democratic by 5.1 points.

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