2000 Texas Republican presidential primary

The 2000 Texas Republican presidential primary was held on March 14, 2000, as part of the 2000 presidential primaries for the 2000 presidential election. 124 delegates to the 2000 Republican National Convention were allocated to the presidential candidates, the contest was held alongside primaries in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Tennessee.[1]

2000 Texas Republican presidential primary

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124 delegates to the 2000 Republican National Convention
 
CandidateGeorge W. BushJohn McCain
Home stateTexasArizona
Delegate count1240
Popular vote986,41680,082
Percentage87.54%7.11%

Texas Governor George W. Bush won the contest by taking all the delegates.

Candidates

The following candidates on the ballot:[2]

Results

Texas Governor George W. Bush won the contest by taking all 124 delegates to the Republican National Convention, Bush also received almost 88% of the popular votes from the state of Texas, John McCain, U.S. Senator from Arizona, received 7,11% of the popular votes and Alan Keyes received 3,86% of the popular votes.[2]

Texas Republican primary, March 14, 2000
CandidateVotesPercentageActual delegate count
BoundUnboundTotal
George W. Bush986,41687,54%124124
John McCain80,0827,11%
Alan Keyes43,5183,86%
Uncommitted (voting option)9,5700,85%
Steve Forbes2,8650,25%
Gary Bauer2,1890,19%
Orrin Hatch1,3240,12%
Charles Urban7930,9%
Total:1,126,757100.0%124124
Source: [3]

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