South Dakota Republican Delegation 2000

The Green Papers: Election 2000

Last modified Tuesday, December 26, 2000
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	Popular Vote	Delegate Votes
	South Dakota Republican Primary: Tuesday, June 6, 2000
	Popular Vote	Floor Vote	Hard Total
Bush, George W.	`35,418 78%`	`22. 100%`	`22. 100%`
McCain, John	`6,228 14%`
Keyes, Alan	`3,478 8%`
Attia, James	`155 0%`
Total	`45,279 100%`	`22. 100%`	`22. 100%`
Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary, Polls Close at 8 PM CDT (0100 UTC) Delegate Selection: Proportional Primary 22 total delegates - 6 base at-large / 3 re: 1 congressional district / 13 bonus

The Popular Vote above is based on official returns from the 6 June Primary. This Presidential Primary coincides with a state/local primary. These coinciding primaries tend to have an impact upon voter turnout.

Here's how we compute the delegate count:

Bush is the only candidate to receive 20% of the vote. He receives 22 delegates.

Tuesday 6 June 2000: all 22 of South Dakota's delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's South Dakota Presidential Primary.

"22 delegates to the National Convention are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide. A 20 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at the statewide level."