"Hair-raising election" student newspaper article
1 2026-04-23T14:54:20+00:00 Benjamin Bowers 78b1957d54cda1d2cb3b1a500776f35a405a28f2 9 1 "Hair-raising election" student newspaper article, 2000-11-10 plain 2026-04-23T14:54:20+00:00 CWRU Archives unknown Case Western Reserve University ; E66000 Political Events ; S00000 Publications ; R77000 Students W00092B 2000-11-10 [Events and Activities] ; [Things] unknown Benjamin Bowers 78b1957d54cda1d2cb3b1a500776f35a405a28f2This page is referenced by:
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Campaigning at CWRU: Presidential Elections, 2000: “Hair-Raising Election”
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Information was compiled by staff of the Case Western Reserve University Archives, September 2004.
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Five weeks of disputed election results eclipsed the campaign itself in the 2000 presidential election. The student newspaper, The Observer, asked students for their reactions. Opined Carrie Hanayik, “Either one won’t change my life drastically.”
Republican hopeful John McCain visited Cleveland's West Side Market in February.
Libertarian vice presidential candidate Art Olivier visited campus in late October.
Student reactions to the contested presidential election.Ohio Popular Vote
National Popular Vote
Electoral Vote
George W. Bush (R)
2,351,209 (50%)
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)
2,186,190 (46.5%)
Ralph Nader (Green)
117,857 (2.5%)
Pat Buchanan (Reform)
26,724 (0.6%)
Harry Browne (Libertarian) 13,475 (0.3%)
John Hagelin (Natural Law) 6,169 (0.1%)
Howard Phillips
(U.S. Taxpayers)
3,823Albert Gore, Jr. (D)
50,996,582 (48.4%)
George W. Bush (R)
50,456,062 (47.9%)
Ralph Nader (Green)
2,882,955 (2.7%)
Pat Buchanan (Reform)
448,895 (0.4%)
Harry Browne (Libertarian) 384,431 (.36%)
Howard Phillips (U.S. Taxpayers) 98,020 (0.09%)
John Hagelin (Natural Law) 83,714 (0.08%)George W. Bush (R)
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Albert Gore, Jr. (D)
266Information was compiled by staff of the Case Western Reserve University Archives, September 2004.
