Alaska CBS News projected winner: Bush Number of electoral votes: 3 Polls close: 1 a.m. ET 2000 Election Results: Bush: 59 percent Gore: 28 percent Nader: 10 percent Buchanan: 2 percent 1996 Election Results: Dole: 51 percent Clinton: 33 percent Perot: 11 percent Nader: 3 percent