The 2000 United States presidential election in Utah took place on November 7, 2000, as part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Utah was won by Texas Governor George W. Bush by a 40.49 percent margin of victory. With 66.83 percent of the popular vote, the state proved to be Bush's third strongest state in the 2000 election after neighboring Wyoming and Idaho. In contrast, Gore performed worse in Utah than in any other state, receiving barely a quarter of the vote.
Primary elections
Utah held direct presidential primary elections for the first time in 2000. The date of the presidential primary was March 10, 2000.
General election
Results
Results by county
- Carbon (Largest city: Price)
- Summit (Largest city: Park City)
- Tooele (Largest city: Tooele)
By congressional district
Bush won all three congressional districts, including one held by a Democrat.
Electors
Technically the voters of Utah cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Utah is allocated five electors because it has three congressional districts and two senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of five electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and their running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all five electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than their candidate is known as a faithless elector.
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 W. Bush and Dick Cheney:
- Michael Leavitt
- Olene Walker
- Lewis Billings
- Arlene Ellis
- Ron Fox