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2000Final results

2000 election for President in Wisconsin

President · Wisconsin

Al Gore (D) won with 47.8% of the vote, defeating George W. Bush (R) by 0.2 points.

Al GoreDemocrat · winner
47.8%1,242,987
George W. BushRepublican
47.6%1,237,279
3.6%94,070
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.7%17,631
Harry BrowneLibertarian
0.3%6,640
2,598,607 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000

Races before and after

EvenD+3.61988D+4.41992D+10.31996D+0.22000D+0.42004D+13.92008

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The candidates

Al Gore (D)George W. Bush (R)

Also on the ballot: Ralph Nader (Green), 3.6%; Harry Browne (Libertarian), 0.3%