# Electoral history of George W. Bush

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This is the electoral history of George W. Bush. George W. Bush served as the 43rd president of the United States (2001–2009) and as the 46th governor of Texas (1995–2000).

## 1978 congressional election

1978 Texas's 19th congressional district election, Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George W. Bush | 6,296 | 47.52% |
| | Republican | Jim Reese | 5,498 | 41.50% |
| | Republican | Joe Hickox | 1,455 | 10.98% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,249 | 100.00% |
1978 Texas's 19th congressional district election, Republican primary runoff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George W. Bush | 6,802 | 55.77% |
| | Republican | Jim Reese | 5,395 | 44.23% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,197 | 100.00% |
1978 Texas's 19th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kent Hance | 54,729 | 53.24% |
| | Republican | George W. Bush | 48,070 | 46.76% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 102,799 | 100.00% |

## 1994 Texas gubernatorial election

1994 Texas gubernatorial election, Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George W. Bush | 520,130 | 93.32% |
| | Republican | Ray Hollis | 37,210 | 6.68% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 557,340 | 100.00% |
1994 Texas gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George W. Bush | 2,350,994 | 53.48% |
| | Democratic | Ann Richards (incumbent) | 2,016,928 | 45.88% |
| | Libertarian | Keary Ehlers | 28,320 | 0.64% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,396,242 | 100.00% |

## 1998 Texas gubernatorial election

1998 Texas gubernatorial election, Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George W. Bush (incumbent) | 576,528 | 96.60% |
| | Republican | R.C. Crawford | 20,311 | 3.40% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 596,839 | 100.00% |
1998 Texas gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George W. Bush (incumbent) | 2,550,821 | 68.24% |
| | Democratic | Garry Mauro | 1,165,592 | 31.18% |
| | Libertarian | Lester Turlington | 20,711 | 0.55% |
| | Independent | Susan Lee Solar (write-in) | 954 | 0.03% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,738,078 | 100.00% |

## 2000 United States presidential election

Electoral results :
| Presidential candidate | Party | Home state | Popular vote | Popular vote | Electoral vote | Running mate | Running mate | Running mate |
| Presidential candidate | Party | Home state | Count | Percentage | Electoral vote | Vice-presidential candidate | Home state | Electoral vote |
| George W. Bush | Republican | Texas | 50,456,002 | 47.87% | 271 | Dick Cheney | Wyoming | 271 |
| Al Gore | Democratic | Tennessee | 50,999,897 | 48.38% | 266 | Joe Lieberman | Connecticut | 266 |
| Ralph Nader | Green | Connecticut | 2,882,955 | 2.74% | 0 | Winona LaDuke | Minnesota | 0 |
| Pat Buchanan | Reform | Virginia | 448,895 | 0.43% | 0 | Ezola B. Foster | California | 0 |
| Harry Browne | Libertarian | Tennessee | 384,431 | 0.36% | 0 | Art Olivier | California | 0 |
| Howard Phillips | Constitution | Virginia | 98,020 | 0.09% | 0 | Curtis Frazier | Missouri | 0 |
| John Hagelin | Natural Law | Iowa | 83,714 | 0.08% | 0 | Nat Goldhaber | California | 0 |
| Other | Other | Other | 51,186 | 0.05% | — | Other | Other | — |
| (abstention) | — | — | — | — | 1 | (abstention) | — | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 105,421,423 | 100% | 538 | | | 538 |
| Needed to win | Needed to win | Needed to win | Needed to win | Needed to win | 270 | | | 270 |
    Source: "2000 Presidential Electoral and Popular Vote" (Excel 4.0). Federal Election Commission.

### Republican presidential primaries (2000)
#### Popular vote

2000 Republican Party presidential primaries :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| George W. Bush | George W. Bush | 12,034,676 | 62.00% |
| John McCain | John McCain | 6,061,332 | 31.23% |
| Alan Keyes | Alan Keyes | 985,819 | 5.08% |
| Steve Forbes | Steve Forbes | 171,860 | 0.89% |
| Unpledged | Unpledged | 61,246 | 0.32% |
| Gary Bauer | Gary Bauer | 60,709 | 0.31% |
| Orrin Hatch | Orrin Hatch | 15,958 | 0.08% |
| Al Gore (write-in) | Al Gore (write-in) | 1,155 | 0.01% |
| Bill Bradley (write-in) | Bill Bradley (write-in) | 1,025 | 0.01% |
| Total votes | Total votes | 19,393,780 | 100.00% |

#### Delegate count

2000 Republican Party presidential primaries :
| Candidate | Delegates |
| George W. Bush | 1,496 |
| John McCain | 244 |
| Alan Keys | 22 |
| Total | 1,762 |
| Needed to win | 882 |

## 2004 United States presidential election

Electoral results :
| Presidential candidate | Party | Home state | Popular vote | Popular vote | Electoral vote | Running mate | Running mate | Running mate |
| Presidential candidate | Party | Home state | Count | Percentage | Electoral vote | Vice-presidential candidate | Home state | Electoral vote |
| George Walker Bush | Republican | Texas | 62,040,610 | 50.73% | 286 | Richard Bruce Cheney | Wyoming | 286 |
| John Forbes Kerry | Democratic | Massachusetts | 59,028,444 | 48.27% | 251 | John Reid Edwards | North Carolina | 251 |
| John Edwards | Democratic | North Carolina | | | 1 | John Reid Edwards | North Carolina | 1 |
| Ralph Nader | Independent | Connecticut | 465,650 | 0.38% | 0 | Peter Camejo | California | 0 |
| Michael Badnarik | Libertarian | Texas | 397,265 | 0.32% | 0 | Richard Campagna | Iowa | 0 |
| Michael Peroutka | Constitution | Maryland | 143,630 | 0.12% | 0 | Chuck Baldwin | Florida | 0 |
| David Cobb | Green | Texas | 119,859 | 0.10% | 0 | Pat LaMarche | Maine | 0 |
| Leonard Peltier | Peace and Freedom | Pennsylvania | 27,607 | 0.02% | 0 | Janice Jordan | California | 0 |
| Walt Brown | Socialist | Oregon | 10,837 | 0.01% | 0 | Mary Alice Herbert | Vermont | 0 |
| Róger Calero | Socialist Workers | New York | 3,689 | 0.01% | 0 | Arrin Hawkins | Minnesota | 0 |
| Thomas Harens | Christian Freedom | Minnesota | 2,387 | 0.002% | 0 | Jennifer Ryan | Minnesota | 0 |
| Other | Other | Other | 50,652 | 0.04% | — | Other | Other | — |
| Total | Total | Total | 122,295,345 | 100% | 538 | | | 538 |
| Needed to win | Needed to win | Needed to win | Needed to win | Needed to win | 270 | | | 270 |
Source (Electoral and Popular Vote): Federal Elections Commission Electoral and Popular Vote Summary