The Green Papers: Election 2000 
 
Republican PartyNorth Carolina Republican
Primary: Tuesday, May 2, 2000
District Conventions: Tuesday, May 2 - Saturday, May 20, 2000
State Convention: Friday, June 2 - Sunday, June 4, 2000
Popular VoteDelegate Votes
Floor VoteHard Total
Bush, George W.  253,485  79%   62.  100%   49.   79%
McCain, John  35,018  11%          7.   11%
Keyes, Alan  25,320   8%          5.    8%
Bauer, Gary  3,311   1%          1.    2%
Uncommitted  5,383   2%            
Total  322,517 100%   62.  100%   62.  100%
Voter Eligibility: Modified Open Primary, Polls Close at 7:30 PM EDT (2330 UTC)
Delegate Selection: Proportional Primary

62 total delegates - 6 base at-large / 36 re: 12 congressional districts / 20 bonus

Last modified Tuesday, December 26, 2000
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The Popular Vote above is based on official returns from the 2 May Primary. This Presidential Primary coincides with a state/local primary. These coinciding primaries tend to have an impact upon voter turnout.

Delegate allocation - Note that the Bauer, rather than Uncommitted, received a delegate.

  • Bush receives 49 delegates (48.9 = 79% of 62 delegates).
  • McCain receives 7 delegates (6.8 = 11% of 62 delegates).
  • Keyes receives 5 delegates (4.9 = 8% of 62 delegates).
  • Uncommitted receives 0 delegates (1.2 = 2% of 62 delegates).
  • Bauer receives 1 delegate (0.6 = 1% of 62 delegates).


Tuesday 2 May 2000: All 62 of North Carolina's delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's North Carolina Primary.

  • "The State Chairman shall allocate Delegate positions between the Candidates accurately reflecting the division of votes in the statewide primary. Each person nominated as a Delegate at either the District or State Convention must have publicly declared as a representative of a Candidate on the Presidential Preference Primary ballot prior to the election of Delegates to the National Convention."

Tuesday 2 May 2000 thru Saturday 20 May 2000: District Conventions.

Friday 2 June 2000 thru Sunday 4 June 2000: State Convention.


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