2000 Events Timeline - Election Night

Time	Polls Close	EV	Announcement	EV Tally
(EST)				Bush	Gore	Und	N/A
6:00 p.m.	Indiana (*/EST)	12	Indiana called for Bush	+12	0	0	-12
	Kentucky (*/EST)	8	Kentucky called for Bush	+8	0	0	-8
			Electoral Vote Count Bush 20 Gore 0 Undecided 0 Not Allocated 518
7:00 p.m.	Florida (*/EST)	25	Too close to call	0	0	+25	-25
	Georgia (EST)	13	Too close to call	0	0	+13	-13
	Indiana (*/CST)	12	Already Called	0	0	0	0
	Kentucky (*/CST)	8	Already Called	0	0	0	0
	New Hampshire (EST)#	4	Too close to call	0	0	+4	-4
	South Carolina (EST)	8	South Carolina called for Bush	+8	0	0	-8
	Vermont (EST)	3	Vermont called for Gore	0	+3	0	-3
	Virginia (EST)	13	Too close to call	0	0	+13	-13
			Electoral Vote Count Bush 28 Gore 3 Undecided 55 Not Allocated 452
7:25 p.m.			Virginia called for Bush	+13	0	-13	0
7:30 p.m.	North Carolina (EST)#	14	Too close to call	0	0	+14	-14
	Ohio (EST)	21	Too close to call	0	0	+21	-21
	West Virginia (EST)	5	Too close to call	0	0	+5	-5
7:32 p.m.			Georgia called for Bush	+13	0	-13	0
7:50 p.m.			Florida called for Gore	0	+25	-25	0
7:58 p.m.			North Carolina called for Bush	+14	0	-14	0
			Electoral Vote Count Bush 68 Gore 28 Undecided 30 Not Allocated 412
8:00 p.m.	Alabama (CST)	9	Too close to call	0	0	+9	-9
	Connecticut (EST)	8	Connecticut called for Gore	0	+8	0	-8
	Delaware (EST)	3	Delaware called for Gore	0	+3	0	-3
	D.C. (EST)	3	D.C. called for Gore	0	+3	0	-3
	Florida (*/CST)	25	Already Called	0	0	0	0
	Illinois (CST)	22	Illinois called for Gore	0	+22	0	-22
	Kansas (CST/MST)#	6	Kansas called for Bush	+6	0	0	-6
	Maine (EST)	4	Too close to call	0	0	+4	-4
	Maryland (EST)	10	Maryland called for Gore	0	+10	0	-10
	Massachusetts (EST)	12	Massachusetts called for Gore	0	+12	0	-12
	Michigan (*/EST)	18	Michigan called for Gore	0	+18	0	-18
	Mississippi (CST)	7	Mississippi called for Bush	+7	0	0	-7
	Missouri (CST)	11	Too close to call	0	0	+11	-11
	New Jersey (EST)	15	New Jersey called for Gore	0	+15	0	-15
	Oklahoma (CST)	8	Oklahoma called for Bush	+8	0	0	-8
	Pennsylvania (EST)	23	Too close to call	0	0	+23	-23
	Tennessee (EST/CST)	11	Too close to call	0	0	+11	-11
	Texas (*/CST)	32	Texas called for Bush	+32	0	0	-32
			Electoral Vote Count Bush 121 Gore 119 Undecided 88 Not Allocated 210
8:25 p.m.			Alabama called for Bush	+9	0	-9	0
8:30 p.m.	Arkansas (CST)	6	Too close to call	0	0	+6	-6
8:35 p.m.			Maine (3 of 4) called for Gore	0	+3	-3	0
8:49 p.m.			Pennsylvania called for Gore	0	+23	-23	0
			Electoral Vote Count Bush 130 Gore 145 Undecided 59 Not Allocated 204
9:00 p.m.	Arizona (MST)	8	Too close to call	0	0	+8	-8
	Colorado (MST)	8	Too close to call	0	0	+8	-8
	Louisiana (CST)	9	Louisiana called for Bush	+9	0	0	-9
	Michigan (*/CST)	18	Already Called	0	0	0	0
	Minnesota (CST)	10	Too close to call	0	0	+10	-10
	Nebraska (CST/MST)	5	Nebraska called for Bush	+5	0	0	-5
	New Mexico (MST)	5	Too close to call	0	0	+5	-5
	New York (EST)	33	New York called for Gore	0	+33	0	-33
	North Dakota (*/CST)	3	North Dakota called for Bush	+3	0	0	-3
	Rhode Island (EST)	4	Rhode Island called for Gore	0	+4	0	-4
	South Dakota (CST/MST)	3	South Dakota called for Bush	+3	0	0	-3
	Texas (*/MST)	32	Already Called	0	0	0	0
	Wisconsin (CST)	11	Too close to call	0	0	+11	-11
	Wyoming (MST)	3	Wyoming called for Bush	+3	0	0	-3
			Electoral Vote Count Bush 153 Gore 182 Undecided 101 Not Allocated 102
9:17 p.m.			Tennessee called for Bush	+11	0	-11	0
			Ohio called for Bush	+21	0	-21	0
9:36 p.m.			Minnesota called for Gore	0	+10	-10	0
9:54 p.m.			Florida retracted from Gore	0	-25	+25	0
			Electoral Vote Count Bush 185 Gore 167 Undecided 84 Not Allocated 102
10:00 p.m.	Idaho (*/MST)	4	Idaho called for Bush	+4	0	0	-4
	Iowa (CST)	7	Too close to call	0	0	+7	-7
	Montana (MST)	3	Montana called for Bush	+3	0	0	-3
	Nevada (PST)	4	Too close to call	0	0	+4	-4
	North Dakota (*/MST)	3	Already Called	0	0	0	0
	Oregon (*/MST)	7	Too close to call	0	0	0	0
	Utah (MST)	5	Utah called for Bush	+5	0	0	-5
			Electoral Vote Count Bush 197 Gore 167 Undecided 95 Not Allocated 79
10:05 p.m.			New Hampshire called for Bush	+4	0	-4	0
10:07 p.m.			Missouri called for Bush	+11	0	-11	0
10:11 p.m.			West Virginia called for Bush	+5	0	-5	0
10:21 p.m.			New Mexico called for Gore	0	+5	-5	0
			Electoral Vote Count Bush 217 Gore 172 Undecided 70 Not Allocated 79
11:00 p.m.	California (PST)	54	California called for Gore	0	+54	0	-54
	Hawaii (HI)	4	Hawaii called for Gore	0	+4	0	-4
	Idaho (*/PST)	4	Already Called	0	0	0	0
	Oregon (*/PST)	7	Too close to call	0	0	+7	-7
	Washington (PST)	11	Too close to call	0	0	+11	-11
			Electoral Vote Count Bush 217 Gore 230 Undecided 88 Not Allocated 3
11:12 p.m.			Colorado called for Bush	+8	0	-8	0
11:20 p.m.			Nevada called for Bush	+4	0	-4	0
11:46 p.m.			Arkansas called for Bush	+6	0	-6	0
			Arizona called for Bush	+8	0	-8	0
12:00 a.m.	Alaska (AK)	3	Alaska called for Bush	+3	0	0	-3
12:09 a.m.			Washington called for Gore	0	+11	-11	0
			Electoral Vote Count Bush 246 Gore 241 Undecided 51 Not Allocated 0
2:04 a.m.			Iowa called for Gore	0	+7	-7	0
2:17 a.m.			Florida called for Bush Bush named the winner.	+25	0	-25	0
			Electoral Vote Count Bush 271 Gore 248 Undecided 19 Not Allocated 0
3:58 a.m.			Florida retracted from Bush	-25	0	+25	0
6:22 a.m.			Wisconsin called for Gore	0	+11	-11	0
			Electoral Vote Count Bush 246 Gore 259 Undecided 33 Not Allocated 0
Nov. 10			New Mexico retracted from Gore	0	-5	+5	0
Nov. 10			Oregon called for Gore	0	+7	-7	0

*/ - the state resides in two time zones and the polls close at the same local time (i.e. the polls in the time zone further west close one hour later).
# - a portion of the state may have poll closings at a later time.

Call times are from CBS News.