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Iowa Republican caucuses, 2000
Iowa Republican caucuses, 2000
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Iowa Republican caucuses, 2000 January 24, 2000 (2000-01-24)
Federal government Presidential Elections 2000 · 2004 · 2008 Iowa caucuses Democratic: 1976 · 1992 · 2000 · 2004 · 2008 Alan Keyes Republican: 2000 · 2008 Ames Straw Poll United States Senate Elections Maryland 2002 · 2004 · 2008 · 2010 United States House Elections 12,496 2006 · 2008 · 2010
14.24% Republican
Nominee Party Home state Popular vote Percentage
George W. Bush Republican Texas 35,948 40.99%
Steve Forbes Republican New York 26,744 30.50%
State government Gubernatorial Elections 2002 · 2006 · 2010 Iowa Senate Elections 2006 · 2008 · 2010 Iowa House Elections 2006 · 2008 · 2010 The 2000 Iowa Republican caucuses took place on January 24, 2000. The Iowa Republican caucuses are an unofficial primary, with the delegates to the state convention selected proportionally via a straw poll. The Iowa caucuses marked the traditional formal start Election results by county. Pink denotes counties won by Bush, Dark selection process for the 2000 of the delegate Red denotes those won by Forbes, and Red denotes those won by Gary Bauer. United States presidential election. Prior to the 2000 caucuses, as in previous election cycles with a competitive presidenElections in Iowa tial race, an unofficial Ames Straw Poll was held, on August 14, 1999. The official one, electing delegates to the state convention, was held on January 24, 2000, the same day as the Democratic contest. In the Ames Straw Poll, George W. Bush finished first with 31%
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Iowa Republican caucuses, 2000
99% of precincts reporting[2] Candidate George W. Bush Steve Forbes Alan Keyes Gary Bauer John McCain Orrin Hatch Total Votes[2] 35,948 26,744 12,496 7,487 4,093 898 87,666 Percentage 40.99% 30.50% 14.24% 8.53% 4.67% 1.02% 100% Delegates[3] 10 8 4 2 1 0 25
of the vote. In the January 2000 caucuses, Bush again finished first with 41% of the vote.
January 2000 procedure
Unlike the Democratic caucus, the Republican Party does not use voting rounds or have minimum requirements for a percent of votes. The Republican version is done with a straw vote of those attending the caucus. This vote is sometimes done by a show of hands or by dividing themselves into groups according to candidate. However, officially it is done with voters receiving a blank piece of paper with no names on it, and the voter writing a name and placing it in a ballot box. Following the straw poll, delegates are then elected from the remaining participants in the room, as most voters leave once their vote is cast. All delegates are officially considered unbound, but media outlets either apportion delegates proportionally or apportion them in terms of winner-take-all by counties. In precincts that elect only one delegate, the delegate is chosen by majority vote and the vote must be by paper ballot. The state party strongly urges that delegates reflect the results of the preference poll, but there is no obligation that they do so.
In general, the candidates bought large blocks of tickets and gave them out for free to whomever agreed to go and vote for that candidate. The candidates also rented buses to transport voters to Ames. George W. Bush finished first with 31% of the vote, followed by Steve Forbes (21%), Elizabeth Dole (14%), and Gary Bauer (9%). Eight other candidates shared the remaining 25% of the vote.
Results of the January 2000 caucuses
Three candidates won majorities or pluralities in the individual counties: George W. Bush, Steve Forbes, and Gary Bauer[4]. The McCain campaign chose to skip the Iowa caucuses and instead campaign in New Hampshire, where McCain would win a landslide victory eight days later.
See also
• Iowa caucuses • Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2000 • Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2000
The Ames Straw Poll
The 2000 Ames straw poll was held at Iowa State University (Ames)’s Hilton Coliseum on August 14, 2000. This was primarily a fundraising event for the state’s Republican Party, and only Iowa residents who paid the $25[1] price for a ticket were eligible to vote. Tickets were available through the various presidential campaigns and the Iowa Republican Party’s headquarters.
References
[1] Bush wins Iowa GOP straw poll August 14, 1999 [2] ^ "Iowa Caucuses". www.gwu.edu. George Washington University. 2000-01-24. http://www.gwu.edu/ ~action/chrniowa.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-29. [3] 2000 Republican Presidential Primary Results - Iowa Caucus [4] Iowa Republican Caucus Results
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