2000 United States presidential straw poll in Guam
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The 2000 United States presidential straw poll in Guam took place on November 7, 2000, Guam is a territory and not a state. Thus, it is ineligible to elect members of the Electoral College, instead, the territory conducts a non-binding presidential straw poll during the general election. In turn cast direct electoral votes for president and vice president.[1]
Texas Governor George W. Bush defeated Democratic Vice President Al Gore by over 51% of the popular votes.
Results
[edit]The votes of Guam residents did not count in the presidential election, but the territory has nonetheless conducted a presidential straw poll to gauge islanders' preference for president in every election since 1980.[1]
| 2000 United States presidential straw poll in Guam[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | George W. Bush | Dick Cheney | 18,075 | 51.58% | |
| Democratic | Al Gore | Joe Lieberman | 16,549 | 47.22% | |
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | Art Olivier | 137 | 1.20% | |
| Totals | 34,761 | 100.00% | |||
| Elections in Guam |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b STAFF, ZITA Y. TAITANO | VARIETY NEWS (2012-10-22). "US presidential straw poll for Guam voters". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "1998 & 2000 ECAR-0010.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2024-06-21.