The 2000 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

South Dakota was won by Governor George W. Bush by a 22.74 point margin of victory.

Results 2000 United States presidential election in South DakotaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican George W. Bush 190,700 60.30% 3 Democratic Al Gore 118,804 37.56% 0 Reform Pat Buchanan 3,322 1.05% 0 Independent Howard Phillips 1,781 0.56% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne 1,662 0.53% 0

Results by county CountyOur Campaigns; SD US Presidential Election Race, November 07, 2000George W. BushRepublicanAl GoreDemocraticPat BuchananReformHoward PhillipsIndependentHarry E. BrowneLibertarianMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#%#%#%Aurora84759.94%51336.31%322.26%151.06%60.42%33423.63%1,413Beadle4,34756.17%3,21641.56%811.05%450.58%500.65%1,13114.61%7,739Bennett71263.80%37733.78%90.81%90.81%90.81%33530.02%1,116Bon Homme1,90160.56%1,16237.02%401.27%170.54%190.61%73923.54%3,139Brookings6,21256.55%4,54641.39%870.79%490.45%900.82%1,66615.16%10,984Brown9,06054.72%7,17343.33%1580.95%920.56%730.44%1,88711.39%16,556Brule1,26858.51%81837.75%391.80%271.25%150.69%45020.76%2,167Buffalo14034.31%25662.75%92.21%30.74%00.00% -116 -28.44%408Butte2,76074.82%84022.77%411.11%210.57%270.73%1,92052.05%3,689Campbell73980.59%14716.03%222.40%80.87%10.11%59264.56%917Charles Mix2,20561.61%1,30036.32%461.29%150.42%130.36%90525.29%3,579Clark1,27260.34%79137.52%311.47%100.47%40.19%48122.82%2,108Clay2,36346.29%2,63851.67%310.61%210.41%521.02% -275 -5.38%5,105Codington6,71860.32%4,19237.64%1271.14%590.53%420.38%2,52622.68%11,138Corson62950.60%54944.17%504.02%80.64%70.56%806.43%1,243Custer2,49569.83%95526.73%451.26%381.06%401.12%1,54043.10%3,573Davison4,44559.05%2,93639.00%620.82%600.80%250.33%1,50920.05%7,528Day1,62350.77%1,49246.67%491.53%210.66%120.38%1314.10%3,197Deuel1,24555.98%92641.64%381.71%80.36%70.31%31914.34%2,224Dewey76145.27%88052.35%201.19%160.95%40.24% -119 -7.08%1,681Douglas1,31176.71%36321.24%191.11%100.59%60.35%94855.47%1,709Edmunds1,25763.29%67634.04%281.41%180.91%70.35%58129.25%1,986Fall River2,18563.72%1,13333.04%461.34%300.87%351.02%1,05230.68%3,429Faulk90468.02%38829.19%251.88%90.68%30.23%51638.83%1,329Grant2,23558.36%1,47538.51%772.01%290.76%140.37%76019.85%3,830Gregory1,48765.88%71831.81%351.55%110.49%60.27%76934.07%2,257Haakon93883.08%16414.53%211.86%50.44%10.09%77468.55%1,129Hamlin1,73163.57%92333.90%381.40%140.51%170.62%80829.67%2,723Hand1,41969.87%56527.82%281.38%130.64%60.30%85442.05%2,031Hanson94466.43%45732.16%60.42%100.70%40.28%48734.27%1,421Harding65088.92%648.76%101.37%40.55%30.41%58680.16%731Hughes5,18868.86%2,21229.36%540.72%440.58%360.48%2,97639.50%7,534Hutchinson2,49768.88%1,05229.02%511.41%190.52%60.17%1,44539.86%3,625Hyde59270.90%21826.11%202.40%30.36%20.24%37444.79%835Jackson68766.06%31930.67%161.54%111.06%70.67%36835.39%1,040Jerauld62455.61%46841.71%191.69%70.62%40.36%15613.90%1,122Jones50976.66%13720.63%50.75%91.36%40.60%37256.03%664Kingsbury1,61259.11%1,04938.47%361.32%120.44%180.66%56320.64%2,727Lake2,72452.85%2,33145.23%470.91%270.52%250.49%3937.62%5,154Lawrence6,32767.27%2,79729.74%1101.17%730.78%991.05%3,53037.53%9,406Lincoln6,54662.01%3,84436.42%800.76%560.53%300.28%2,70225.59%10,556Lyman87563.13%48234.78%141.01%110.79%40.29%39328.35%1,386Marshall1,09752.77%93945.17%190.91%150.72%90.43%1587.60%2,079McCook1,61061.19%96536.68%431.63%120.46%10.04%64524.51%2,631McPherson1,07375.72%29520.82%332.33%151.06%10.07%77854.90%1,417Meade6,87073.35%2,26724.20%1021.09%650.69%620.66%4,60349.15%9,366Mellette49567.53%22230.29%121.64%20.27%20.27%27337.24%733Miner72457.19%52341.31%110.87%60.47%20.16%20115.88%1,266Minnehaha33,42854.47%27,04244.06%3810.62%2280.37%2900.47%6,38610.41%61,369Moody1,36149.76%1,31848.19%281.02%140.51%140.51%431.57%2,735Pennington24,69667.55%11,12330.43%2750.75%1950.53%2680.73%13,57337.12%36,557Perkins1,23776.64%29718.40%493.04%201.24%110.68%94058.24%1,614Potter1,11274.43%35623.83%130.87%70.47%60.40%75650.60%1,494Roberts2,23754.91%1,70041.73%932.28%260.64%180.44%53713.18%4,074Sanborn76760.49%46836.91%151.18%90.71%90.71%29923.58%1,268Shannon25212.90%1,66785.36%140.72%100.51%100.51% -1,415 -72.46%1,953Spink1,95759.59%1,27438.79%260.79%180.55%90.27%68320.80%3,284Stanley95569.15%40229.11%130.94%70.51%40.29%55340.04%1,381Sully63372.68%20924.00%202.30%60.69%30.34%42448.68%871Todd47831.99%99366.47%70.47%100.67%60.40% -515 -34.48%1,494Tripp1,90969.04%79928.90%361.30%130.47%80.29%1,11040.14%2,765Turner2,51462.79%1,41435.31%390.97%250.62%120.30%1,10027.48%4,004Union3,26556.57%2,35840.85%1091.89%230.40%170.29%90715.72%5,772Walworth1,75868.86%72128.24%411.61%210.82%120.47%1,03740.62%2,553Yankton4,90456.11%3,59641.14%1311.50%680.78%410.47%1,30814.97%8,740Ziebach38453.26%31443.55%101.39%70.97%60.83%709.71%721Totals190,70060.30%118,80437.56%3,3221.05%1,7810.56%1,6620.53%71,89622.74%316,269

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Beadle (largest city: Huron) Bon Homme (largest city: Springfield) Brown (largest city: Aberdeen) Brule (largest city: Chamberlain) Charles Mix (largest city: Wagner) Corson (largest city: McLaughlin) Day (largest city: Webster) Deuel (largest city: Clear Lake) Grant (largest city: Milbank) Jerauld (largest city: Wessington Springs) Kingsbury (largest city: De Smet) Lake (largest city: Madison) Marshall (largest city: Britton) Miner (largest city: Howard) Minnehaha (largest city: Sioux Falls) Moody (largest city: Flandreau) Roberts (largest city: Sisseton) Sanborn (largest city: Woonsocket) Union (largest city: Dakota Dunes) Ziebach (largest city: Dupree)

By congressional district Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This is called the at-large district, because it covers the entire state, and thus is equivalent to the statewide election results. District Bush Gore RepresentativeAt-large 60.3% 37.6%John Thune

Electors

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 20002000 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania 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:

Carole Hillard William J. Janklow Joel Rosenthal

See also Presidency of George W. Bush United States presidential elections in South Dakota

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