2000 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary

The 2000 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary, was the second major test of the leading contenders for the Democratic Party's nomination as its candidate for the 2000 presidential election, took place on February 1, 2000.

2000 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary

February 1, 2000

29 Democratic National Convention delegates (22 pledged, 7 unpledged)
The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote
 
Candidate Al Gore Bill Bradley
Home state Tennessee New Jersey
Delegate count 13 9
Popular vote 76,897 70,502
Percentage 49.73% 45.59%

Primary results by county
Gore:      40–50%      50–60%
Bradley:      40–50%      50–60%

Candidates

Campaign

Vice President Al Gore was seen as the frontrunner for the nomination, but after Bill Bradley received 36% in Iowa and was catching up to Gore in the polls the Gore campaign and many pundits believed that Bradley could defeat Gore and would use the momentum to propel himself into the nomination on Super Tuesday.

Results

2000 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary results
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
Democratic Al Gore 76,897 49.73% 13
Democratic Bill Bradley 70,502 45.59% 9
Democratic Charlie Buckley 322 0.21% 0
Democratic Heather A. Harder 192 0.12% 0
Democratic Jeffrey B. Peter 156 0.10% 0
Democratic John B. Eaton 134 0.09% 0
Democratic Lyndon LaRouche, Jr. 124 0.08% 0
Democratic Jim Taylor 87 0.06% 0
Democratic Mark Greenstein 75 0.05% 0
Democratic Nathaniel T. Mullins 35 0.02% 0
Democratic Edward T. O'Donnell, Jr. 35 0.02% 0
Democratic Willie Felix Carter 30 0.02% 0
Democratic Randolph W. Crow 29 0.02% 0
Democratic Vincent S. Hamm 22 0.01% 0
Democratic Thomas Koos 19 0.01% 0
Democratic Michael Stok 18 0.01% 0
Democratic Write-in candidates 5,962 3.86% 0
Democratic Unallocated 0 0% 7
Totals Democratic All Candidates 154,639 100.00% 22

Al Gore won 8 of New Hampshire's 10 counties. Bill Bradley lost the rest of the primaries by large margins and Al Gore would eventually lose the general election to Governor of Texas George W. Bush.

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References

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