United States Presidential Elections in Maine - United States Presidential Election in Maine, 2000, United States Presidential Election in Maine (Paperback)

Chapters: United States Presidential Election in Maine, 2000, United States Presidential Election in Maine, 2008, United States Presidential Election in Maine, 2004. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Previous PresidentBill ClintonDemocratic The 2000 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 7, 2000 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Maine is one of two states in the U.S. that instead of all of the state's 4 electors of the Electoral College to vote based upon the statewide results of the voters, two of the individual electors vote based on their congressional district because Maine has two congressional districts. The other two electors vote based upon the statewide results. Maine confirmed its status as a blue state, with Democratic nominee Vice President Al Gore carrying the state with 49% of the vote over Republican Governor of Texas George W. Bush, who received 44%. Maine has voted Democratic since 1992, and is the only state other than Nebraska to split its electoral votes, though it has not yet done so. The last time Maine went Republican was for George H. W. Bush and Dan Quayle in 1988. ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2208260