2000 Democratic Party presidential primaries

2000 Democratic Party presidential primaries

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4,338 delegates to the Democratic National Convention 2,170 (majority) needed to win
Candidate Al Gore Bill Bradley Home state Tennessee New Jersey Delegate count 3,007 522 Contests won 56 0 Popular vote 10,626,568 2,798,281 Percentage 75.8% 20.0%
Al Gore
Previous Democratic nominee Bill Clinton Democratic nominee Al Gore

From January 24 to June 6, 2000, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 2000 United States presidential election. Incumbent Vice President Al Gore was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 2000 Democratic National Convention held from August 14 to 17, 2000, in Los Angeles, California, but he went on to lose the Electoral College in the general election against Governor George W. Bush held on November 7 of that year, despite winning the popular vote by 0.5%.