Battleground States
Won by Bush/Cheney 
in 2000
Winning Margin Plurality
Total Votes Cast
Nader Votes
. Won by Gore/Lieberman
in 2000
Winning 
Margin
Plurality
Total Votes Cast
Nader Votes
Florida
25 27
0.01% 537 out of 5,963,110
Nader: 97,488 (1.63%)
. New Mexico
5 - no change
0.06% 366 out of 598,605
Nader:  21,251 (3.55%)
New Hampshire
4 - no change
1.27% 7,211 out of 569,081
Nader:  22,198 (3.90%)
. Wisconsin
11 10
0.22% 5,708 out of 2,598,607
Nader:  94,070 (3.62%)
Missouri
11 - no change
3.34% 78,786 out of 2,359,892
Nader:  38,515 (1.63%)
. Iowa
7 - no change
0.32% 4,144 out of 1,315,563
Nader:  29,374 (2.23%)
Ohio
21 20
3.55% 166,735 out of 4,701,998
Nader:  117,799 (2.51%)
. Oregon
7 - no change
0.44% 6,765 out of 1,533,968
Nader:  77,357 (5.04%)
Nevada
4 5
3.55% 21,597 out of 608,970
Nader:  15,008 (2.46%)
. Minnesota
10 - no change
2.41% 58,607 out of 2,438,685
Nader:  126,696 (5.20%)
Tennessee
11 - no change
3.86% 80,299 out of 2,076,181
Nader:  19,781 (0.95%)
. Pennsylvania
23 21
4.17% 204,840 out of 4,913,119
Nader:  103,392 (2.10%)
Arkansas
6 - no change
5.45% 50,172 out of 921,781
Nader:  13,421 (1.46%)
. Maine*
4 - no change
5.12% 33,335 out of 651,817
Nader:  37,127 (5.70%)
Arizona
8 10
6.29% 96,311 out of 1,532,016
Nader:  45,645 (2.98%)
. Michigan
18 17
5.13% 217,279 out of 4,232,501
Nader:  84,165 (1.99%)
West Virginia
5 - no change
6.33% 40,978 out of 648,124
Nader:  10,680 (1.65%)
. Washington
11 - no change
5.58% 138,788 out of 2,487,433
Nader:  103,002 (4.14%)







Total votes cast = Votes cast for President.

*In Maine two statewide electoral votes go to the statewide winner; the remaining two electoral votes are distributed by congressional district.  Bush/Cheney came close to picking up an elector in Maine's 2nd CD -- Gore 47.43%, Bush 45.56%, Nader 5.56%.
 

Readings and Resources
Electoral Vote Predictor

Mark Gersh.  "The New Battleground."  Blueprint Magazine.  May 7, 2004. >>

A couple of graphics presented by the Kerry campaign at the Rural Caucus at the Democratic National Convention, July 2004.  >>

Bush/Cheney travel in selected battleground states: FL, IA, MI, MN, NM, PA, OH, WI.

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