The 2000 United States presidential election in Hawaii was part of the 2000 United States presidential election which took place on November 7, 2000. Voters chose 4 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Hawaii was won by Vice President Al Gore by an 18.3% margin of victory. Gore also was victorious in every county and both congressional districts of the state. Governor George W. Bush received 37.5% of the vote, while Nader obtained almost 6%. Bush's best county result came in Honolulu County where he received 39.6% of the vote. This was the first election since its statehood in which it did not support the same candidate as West Virginia.

Results 2000 United States presidential election in HawaiiPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Al Gore 205,286 55.79% 4 Republican George W. Bush 137,845 37.46% 0 Green Ralph Nader 21,623 5.88% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne 1,477 0.40% 0 Reform Party Pat Buchanan 1,071 0.29% 0 Constitution Howard Phillips 343 0.09% 0 Natural Law John Hagelin 306 0.08% 0 Totals 367,951 100.0% 4

By county County Al GoreDemocratic George W. BushRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Hawaii 28,670 56.37% 17,050 33.52% 5,140 10.11% 11,620 22.85% 50,860 Honolulu 139,618 54.54% 101,310 39.58% 15,062 5.88% 38,308 14.96% 255,990 Kalawao 30 66.67% 11 24.44% 4 8.89% 19 42.23% 45 Kauaʻi 13,470 61.87% 6,583 30.23% 1,720 7.90% 6,887 31.64% 21,773 Maui 23,484 59.83% 12,876 32.81% 2,888 7.36% 10,608 27.02% 39,248Totals205,28655.79%137,84537.46%24,8206.75%67,44118.33%367,951

By congressional district Gore won both congressional districts. District Gore Bush Representative 55% 39%Neil Abercrombie 56% 36%Patsy Mink

Electors

Technically the voters of Hawaii cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Hawaii is allocated 4 electors because it has 2 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 4 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and their running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 4 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 Al Gore and Joe Lieberman: Michael Amii Marsha Joyner Joy Kobashigawa Lewis Pedro Racelis

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