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2000 PRIMARY AND CAUCUSES:
Who Can Vote and How They Voted
The participation of independent voters in the Feb. 1 New Hampshire primary enabled John McCain to decisively win the Republican voting and Bill Bradley to finish close to Al Gore in the Democratic balloting.
In its voting procedures, New Hampshire is no aberration. Most of the primaries and caucuses in the weeks to come will be open to independents, and in many cases, to all of a state’s registered voters. But there are some conspicuous exceptions, states in which only registered members of each party will be allowed to cast ballots that elect convention delegates.
Go Straight to the Chart! On this list of "closed" primaries are some of the nation’s largest states, including California and New York on March 7, Florida on March 14, Pennsylvania on April 4, as well as McCain’s home state of Arizona, which will be holding its primary on Feb. 22.
Following is a list of this year’s primaries and caucuses, with results from those that have already voted. They are color coded according to the three ways that states may define voter participation.
"Closed" contests are colored purple. As mentioned, they are states where only registered voters in the party can participate.
"Semi-open" contests are colored green. They are essentially those where independents are allowed to vote in either party’s event.
"Open" contests are colored gold. They are ones where all voters are free to participate in the primary or caucus of their choice, and are basically the states without registration by party.
Primary and caucus results will be posted as each state votes. The winner’s percentage is in boldface. Caucus states are in italics, with the results for the Republicans reflecting straw votes held in conjunction with the caucuses.
An asterisk (*) indicates that the caucus voting is scheduled on more than one day. Most primaries are run by the state; a pound sign (#) indicates party-run primaries. A dash (-) indicates that the party in question will be voting on another date, where its results will appear. The dates for delegate-selection events in Kansas are tentative. Percentages do not always add to 100 due to rounding.
All 50 states and the District of Columbia are included in this chart, but not territories. Only events are included that are related to each party’s delegate-selection process.
Who Can Vote and How They Voted
i
Open
i
Semi-Open
i
Closed
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
Bradley
Gore
Others
Bush
Forbes
Keyes
McCain
Others
Jan. 24
Iowa Caucus
35%
63%
2%
41%
30%
14%
5%
10%
Alaska Caucus
-
-
-
36%
36%
9%
10%
9%
Feb. 1
New Hampshire Primary
46%
50%
5%
30%
13%
6%
48%
2%
Feb. 7
Hawaii Caucus*
-
-
-
Feb. 8
Delaware Primary#
-
-
-
51%
20%
4%
25%
0%
Feb. 19
South Carolina Primary
-
-
-
53%
0%
5%
42%
0%
Feb. 22
Arizona Primary
-
-
-
0%
4%
60%
0%
Michigan Primary
-
-
-
43%
0%
5%
1%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
Bradley
Gore
Others
Bush
Forbes
Keyes
McCain
Others
Feb. 29
North Dakota Caucus
-
-
-
76%
0%
5%
19%
0%
Virginia Primary
-
-
-
53%
0%
3%
44%
0%
Washington Primary
-
-
-
0%
2%
39%
1%
March 7
California Primary
18%
81%
1%
60%
0%
4%
35%
0%
Connecticut Primary
41%
56%
3%
46%
1%
3%
49%
1%
Georgia Primary
16%
84%
%
67%
0%
5%
28%
0%
Hawaii Caucus
17%
80%
3%
-
-
-
-
-
Idaho Caucus
33%
63%
4%
-
-
-
-
-
Maine Primary
41%
54%
5%
51%
0%
3%
44%
1%
Maryland Primary (D)
29%
67%
4%
-
-
-
-
-
Maryland Primary (R)
-
-
-
56%
0%
7%
36%
1%
Massachusetts Primary
37%
60%
2%
32%
0%
3%
65%
1%
Minnesota Caucus
-
-
-
63%
0%
20%
17%
0%
Missouri Primary
34%
65%
1%
58%
0%
6%
35%
1%
New York Primary
34%
65%
1%
no popular vote; delegate elections only
North Dakota Caucus
22%
78%
1%
-
-
-
-
-
Ohio Primary
25%
74%
2%
58%
1%
4%
37%
0%
Rhode Island Primary
41%
57%
2%
36%
0%
3%
60%
1%
Vermont Primary
44%
55%
1%
36%
1%
3%
61%
0%
Washington Caucus
28%
68%
3%
80%
0%
3%
15%
1%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
Bradley
Gore
Others
Bush
Forbes
Keyes
McCain
Others
March 9
South Carolina Caucus
2%
92%
6%
-
-
-
-
-
March 10
Colorado Primary
24%
75%
1%
65%
1%
7%
27%
1%
Utah Primary
20%
80%
63%
1%
21%
14%
0%
Wyoming Caucus
-
-
-
78%
0%
12%
10%
1%
March 11
Arizona Primary#
19%
78%
3%
-
-
-
-
-
Michigan Caucus
16%
83%
1%
-
-
-
-
-
Minnesota Caucus
14%
74%
12%
-
-
-
-
-
March 12
Nevada Caucus*
2%
90%
8%
no vote
March 14
Florida Primary
18%
82%
74%
1%
5%
20%
1%
Louisiana Primary
20%
73%
7%
84%
1%
6%
9%
1%
Mississippi Primary
9%
90%
2%
88%
0%
6%
5%
1%
Oklahoma Primary
25%
69%
6%
79%
1%
9%
10%
1%
Tennessee Primary
5%
92%
3%
77%
0%
7%
15%
1%
Texas Primary
16%
80%
3%
87%
0%
4%
7%
1%
March 21
Illinois Primary
14%
84%
1%
67%
1%
9%
22%
1%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
Bradley
Gore
Others
Bush
Forbes
Keyes
McCain
Others
March 25
Wyoming Caucus
5%
85%
10%
-
-
-
-
-
March 27
Delaware Caucus
0%
100%
0%
-
-
-
-
-
April 4
Pennsylvania Primary
21%
74%
5%
73%
3%
23%
1%
Wisconsin Primary
9%
90%
1%
70%
1%
10%
18%
1%
April 15
Virginia Caucus
0%
96%
4%
-
-
-
-
-
April 22
Alaska Caucus
-
-
-
-
-
May 2
District of Columbia Primary
96%
4%
73%
24%
3%
Indiana Primary
22%
74%
3%
81%
19%
North Carolina Primary
19%
70%
11%
79%
8%
11%
3%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
Bradley
Gore
Others
Bush
Forbes
Keyes
McCain
Others
May 6
Kansas Caucus
96%
4%
-
-
-
-
-
May 9
Nebraska Primary
27%
70%
3%
78%
7%
15%
West Virginia Primary (D)
18%
72%
9%
-
-
-
-
-
West Virginia Primary (R)
-
-
-
79%
2%
5%
13%
1%
May 16
Oregon Primary
89%
11%
86%
14%
May 23
Arkansas Primary
79%
21%
80%
20%
Idaho Primary
76%
24%
73%
19%
7%
Kentucky Primary
15%
72%
13%
83%
1%
5%
6%
4%
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
Bradley
Gore
Others
Bush
Forbes
Keyes
McCain
Others
June 6
Alabama Primary
77%
23%
85%
3%
Montana Primary
100%
81%
New Jersey Primary
95%
5%
83%
17%
New Mexico Primary
74%
5%
83%
6%
10%
1%
South Dakota Primary
no vote
78%
8%
14%
0%
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