2000 American Samoa presidential caucuses
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Although American Samoa will not participate in the 2000 presidential election because it is a U.S. territory and not a state, it participated in the U.S. presidential primaries and caucuses for both the Democratic and Republican parties.[1]
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Democratic caucuses
[edit]The 2000 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses were held on March 7, 2000, as part of the 2000 Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. 3 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention were allocated to the presidential candidates, the contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries and caucuses in 15 other states.[2]
Vice President Al Gore won by 42% of the delegate votes and 84% of the popular votes also.[3]
Procedure
[edit]The 2000 Democratic primaries were to nominate a candidate for the 2000 general election, but American Samoa did not participate in the 2000 presidential election because it is a U.S. territory and not a state, but it still can participate in the U.S. presidential primaries and caucuses and four other territories that could participate in the Democratic or Republican primaries.[4][a]
Candidates
[edit]The following candidates achieved on the ballot:[3]
Results
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
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| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Al Gore | 21 | 84% | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| Bill Bradley | 4 | 16% | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Uncommitted (voting option) | 3 | 3 | |||
| Total: | 25 | 100% | 6 | 6 | |
| Source: [5] | |||||
Republican caucuses
[edit]The 2000 American Samoa Republican presidential caucuses were held on February 26, 2000, as part of the 2000 Republican Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. 4 delegates to the 2000 Republican National Convention were allocated to the presidential candidates, the contest was held alongside primaries in Guam and the Virgin Islands.[6]
Texas Governor George W. Bush won by taking all the delegate votes, no other candidates appeared in the caucus.
Procedure
[edit]American Samoa can only participate in Democratic and Republican primaries and caucuses and cannot participate in the presidential election because it is a U.S. territory and not a state, is it also illegal to take delegate votes from Electoral College votes like other territories.[4]
Candidates
[edit]There was only one candidate in here, Texas Governor George W. Bush.[7]
Results
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
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| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| George W. Bush | 4 | 4 | |||
| Total: | 4 | 4 | |||
| Source: [8] | |||||
See also
[edit]- 2000 Republican Party presidential primaries
- 2000 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- 2000 United States presidential election
- 2000 United States elections
- Elections in American Samoa
Notes
[edit]- ^ The other four was Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico.
References
[edit]- ^ Reeve, Elspeth (2012-03-14). "Actually, American Samoa Is Usually the Way the Nation Goes". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "2000 presidential primary dates and candidate filing deadlines for ballot access". FEC.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ a b "American Samoa Democrat Delegation 2000". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ a b "American Samoans to hold caucuses for US election, but won't vote come November". RNZ. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "American Samoa Democrat". The Green Papers. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ Putnam, Josh. "2000 Presidential Primary Calendar". Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "American Samoa Republican Delegation 2000". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "American Samoa Republican". The Green Papers. Retrieved May 26, 2024.