Connecticut Republican Delegation 2000

The Green Papers: Election 2000

Last modified Saturday, December 23, 2000
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	Popular Vote	Delegate Votes
	Connecticut Republican Primary: Tuesday, March 7, 2000
	Popular Vote	Floor Vote	Hard Total
McCain, John	`87,176 49%`		`25. 100%`
Bush, George W.	`82,881 46%`	`25. 100%`
Keyes, Alan	`5,913 3%`
Forbes, Steve	`1,242 1%`
Uncommitted	`1,222 1%`
Bauer, Gary	`373 0%`
Hatch, Orrin	`178 0%`
Total	`178,985 100%`	`25. 100%`	`25. 100%`
Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary, Polls Close at 8 PM EST (0100 UTC) Delegate Selection: Winner-Take-All Primary 25 total delegates - 6 base at-large / 18 re: 6 congressional districts / 1 bonus

The Popular Vote above is based on official returns from the 7 March Primary.

Here's how we estimate the delegate count:

The candidate receiving the highest popular vote receives 25 delegates. McCain has received the greatest number of votes.

Tuesday 7 March 2000: All 25 of Connecticut's delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to a presidential contender in today's Connecticut Presidential Primary.

"The 25 National Convention delegates are to be allocated to the presidential contender receiving the greatest number of votes in the primary statewide, notwithstanding that candidate's percentage of the total primary vote statewide. This winning candidate will be said to have received the 'final net primary vote'".