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Number of electoral votes: 17

2000 Election Results:
Gore: 51 percent
Bush: 46 percent
Nader: 2 percent

Why it's a swing state: This is of the Midwest battlegrounds with manufacturing jobs very much on its mind. With 17 electoral votes as the payoff, Democratic rising star Gov. Jennifer Granholm gives Kerry-Edwards hope, but a rebounding economy could help Bush-Cheney.