2000 United States presidential election in Nebraska


The 2000 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 5 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Nebraska was won by Governor George W. Bush by a 29% margin of victory, winning every county. Also, with 62.25% of the popular vote, the state proved to be his fourth strongest state in the 2000 election after Wyoming, Idaho and Utah. As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last time the Democratic candidate did not win a single county in Nebraska.

Electors

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 2000 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 George Bush and Dick Cheney:
  1. Mary Johnson
  2. Lee Terry, Sr.
  3. Howard Lamb
  4. Mildred Curtis
  5. John Y. McCollister

    Results

Congressional district

Bush won all three congressional districts.
districtBushGoreRepresentative
59%36%Doug Bereuter
57%39%Lee Terry
71%25%Bill Barrett
71%25%Tom Osborne

By county