Roll Call Vote
Instead of holding the roll call of states on one night, the Bush campaign arranged for the voting to take place over four nights, so that Bush would eventually build up support throughout the week, culminating with Cheney's home state of Wyoming finally putting him over the top on the final night. There were few defections, despite a large contingent of delegates having been elected to support McCain, who formally released them to Bush.
| Republican National Convention presidential vote, 2000 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| George W. Bush | 4,328 | 99.61% |
| Alan Keyes | 6 | 0.29% |
| John McCain | 1 | 0.05% |
| Abstentions | 1 | 0.05% |
| Totals | 4,335 | 100.00% |
The convention then voted by acclamation to make the convention nomination unanimous. Cheney's nomination as vice president had also been approved by acclamation on Wednesday night, so Cheney could address the convention later that night as the official nominee.
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