Electoral history of George W. Bush

President George W. Bush

George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States (2001–2009); 46th Governor of Texas (1995–2000).

Texas's 19th congressional district, 1978 (Republican primary):^[1]

• George W. Bush - 6,296 (47.52%)
• Jim Reese - 5,498 (41.50%)
• Joe Hickox - 1,455 (10.98%)

Texas's 19th congressional district, 1978 (Republican primary runoff):^[2]

• George W. Bush - 6,802 (55.77%)
• Jim Reese - 5,395 (44.23%)

Texas's 19th congressional district, 1978:^[3]

• Kent Hance (D) - 54,729 (53.24%)
• George W. Bush (R) - 48,070 (46.76%)

Republican Texas gubernatorial primary, 1994:^[4]

• George W. Bush – 520,130 (93.32%)
• Ray Hollis – 37,210 (6.68%)

Texas gubernatorial election, 1994:^[5]

• George W. Bush (R) – 2,350,994 (53.48%)
• Ann Richards (D) (inc.) – 2,016,928 (45.88%)
• Keary Ehlers (Lib.) – 28,320 (0.64%)

Republican Texas gubernatorial primary, 1998:^[6]

• George W. Bush (inc.) – 576,528 (96.60%)
• R.C. Crawford – 20,311 (3.40%)

Texas gubernatorial election, 1998:^[7]

• George W. Bush (R) (inc.) – 2,550,821 (68.24%)
• Garry Mauro (D) – 1,165,592 (31.18%)
• Lester Turlington (Lib.) – 20,711 (0.55%)
• Susan Lee Solar (write-in) – 954 (0.03%)

United States presidential election, 2000 (Republican primaries):^[8]

• George W. Bush – 12,034,676 (62.00%)
• John McCain – 6,061,332 (31.23%)
• Alan Keyes – 985,819 (5.08%)
• Steve Forbes – 171,860 (0.89%)
• Unpledged – 61,246 (0.32%)
• Gary Bauer – 60,709 (0.31%)
• Orrin Hatch – 15,958 (0.08%)
• Al Gore (write-in) – 1,155 (0.01%)
• Bill Bradley (write-in) – 1,025 (0.01%)

United States presidential election, 2000:

• George W. Bush/Dick Cheney (R) – 50,460,110 (47.9%) and 271 electoral votes (30 states carried)
• Al Gore/Joe Lieberman (D) – 51,003,926 (48.4%) and 266 electoral votes (20 states and D.C. carried)
• Abstaining – 1 electoral vote (faithless elector from D.C.)
• Ralph Nader/Winona LaDuke (Green) – 2,883,105 (2.7%)
• Pat Buchanan/Ezola B. Foster (Reform) – 449,225 (0.4%)
• Harry Browne/Art Olivier (Libertarian) – 384,516 (0.4%)
• Howard Phillips/Curtis Frazier (Constitution) – 98,022 (0.1%)
• John Hagelin/Nat Goldhaber (Natural Law) – 83,702 (0.1%)

United States presidential election, 2004:

• George W. Bush/Dick Cheney (R) (inc.) – 62,040,610 (50.7%) and 286 electoral votes (31 states carried)
• John Kerry/John Edwards (D) – 59,028,111 (48.3%) and 251 electoral votes (19 states and D.C. carried)
• John Edwards (D) – 1 electoral vote (faithless elector from Minnesota)

Footnotes

George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001–2009) 46th Governor of Texas (1995–2000) Born July 6, 1946
Presidency	First inauguration Second inauguration First term Second term Domestic policy Legislation and programs Economic policy Foreign policy International trips Bush Doctrine War in Afghanistan Iraq War Status of Forces Agreement No Child Left Behind Act Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act USA Freedom Corps Department of Homeland Security Space policy Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty "War on Terror" President's Council on Service and Civic Participation award Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy Email controversy Judicial appointments Supreme Court controversies Cabinet Pardons Impeachment efforts
Life	Presidential library Early life Military service controversy (Killian documents controversy and authenticity issues) Professional life Governorship of Texas Prairie Chapel Ranch Bush compound Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
Speeches	Axis of evil Mission Accomplished State of the Union address 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Elections	United States House of Representatives elections, 1978 Texas gubernatorial election 1994 1998 Presidential campaign 2000 2004 Republican Party presidential primaries, 2000 2004 Republican National Convention 2000 2004 United States presidential election, 2000 Bush v. Gore United States presidential election, 2004
Public image	Bushisms Nicknames As the subject of books and films Fictionalized portrayals Miss Me Yet?
Books	A Charge to Keep (1999) Decision Points (2010) 41: A Portrait of My Father (2014)
Family	Laura Bush (wife) Barbara Pierce Bush (daughter) Jenna Bush Hager (daughter) George H. W. Bush (father presidency) Barbara Bush (mother) Jeb Bush (brother) Neil Bush (brother) Marvin Bush (brother) Dorothy Bush Koch (sister) Prescott Bush (paternal grandfather) Dorothy Walker Bush (paternal grandmother) George P. Bush (nephew) Barney (dog) Miss Beazley (dog) India (cat) Spot Fetcher (dog)
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