NORTH DAKOTA REPUBLICAN CAUCUS VOTE
(February 29, 2000)

North Dakota was the belt buckle of George W. Bush’s bicoastal victories Feb. 29, and continued his domination of caucus voting that began in Iowa.

Bush won more than three-quarters of the North Dakota vote, befitting his support from the state’s Republican governor and much of the party leadership. The result also reflected the McCain campaign’s continued lack of engagement in the caucus states - a campaign which began with him conspicuously skipping Iowa.

McCain made a brief caucus-eve appearance at an airport rally in Bismarck. But it did little to boost his cause in the statewide caucus vote the following evening, as Bush swept all 49 state legislative districts.

Yet with North Dakota’s 19 delegates divided proportionally, all of the candidates came away with a prize, including Alan Keyes, who won his first delegate of the year.

Following are the results from the North Dakota GOP caucus:

Candidate Vote Percentage Delegates Won
George W. Bush 6,865 75.7% 14
John McCain 1,717 18.9% 4
Alan Keyes 481 5.3% 1
Others 3 0.0% 0
Total Votes 9,066


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