2000 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses
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The 2000 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses occurred on January 24, and was the state caucuses of the Iowa Democratic Party.[1] It was the first election for the Democrats of the 2000 presidential election.
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January 24th, 2000
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57 Democratic National Convention delegates (47 pledged; 10 unpledged)[a] | |||||||||||||||||||
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.svg) Caucus results by county Gore: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Bradley: 50–60% Tie: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||
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Campaign
Vice President Al Gore was seen as the frontrunner for the nomination, and successfully painted Bill Bradley as aloof and indifferent to rural issues. The Vice President received the endorsement from the Governor of Iowa Tom Vilsack and Senator Tom Harkin and had a tremendous lead over Senator Bradley, though Bradley got the endorsement of the Des Moines Register.[citation needed] Bradley started to gain momentum and the race become close. A week before the caucus polls had it 40% to 49% in Gore’s favor. On January 23, 2000, a day before the primary polls had Al Gore winning by 2 or 3 points.
Results
Caucus results
Caucus date: January 24, 2000
National pledged delegates determined: 47 (of 57)
| 2000 Iowa Democratic presidential caucus results[2] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes (State Delegate Equivalents) | Percentage | Pledged National Delegates (expected on January 24) | ||
| Democratic | Al Gore | 1,257 | 62.85% | 29 | ||
| Democratic | Bill Bradley | 732 | 36.60% | 18 | ||
| Democratic | Uncommitted | 11 | 0.55% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Unallocated | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | ||
| Totals | 2,000 | 100.00% | 47 | |||
| Voter turnout | % | — | ||||
Al Gore won 91 of Iowa's 99 counties. Bill Bradley lost the rest of the primaries by large margins and Al Gore would eventually lose the general election to Governor of Texas George W. Bush.[3]