United States presidential election in New Mexico, 2000
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County Results
Gore—70-80%
Gore—60-70%
Gore—50-60%
Gore—<50%
Bush—<50%
Bush—50-60%
Bush—60-70%
Bush—70-80%
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The 2000 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 7, 2000 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
New Mexico was won by Vice President Al Gore by less than a 0.1% margin. It was the closest state in the entire election with respect to actual vote differential (366 votes), closer even than Florida. The news outlets called New Mexico for Gore at approximately 10:21 p.m. (EST), but later retracted the call when it was determined to be too close to call.
Gore was not declared the winner of the state until November 17. Gore carried the northern part of the state, home of the 3rd district. Bush carried the southern part of the state, which is home of the 2nd district. The central part of the state, home of the 1st district, was won by Gore with a slim 48%-47% margin.
In the days following the election, when the disputes and recounts began, New Mexico, despite having a razor-thin margin, went largely ignored. Its 5 electoral votes alone would not have changed the overall outcome in the Electoral College if it were switched from Gore to Bush or vice versa. The respective campaigns ended up paying little attention to recount efforts in New Mexico, and focused their efforts solely on Florida. Likewise, the media focused very little on the New Mexico recount. After the final count was certified for Gore on November 30, the Bush campaign did not challenge the results.
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