2000 American Presidential Election

Categories: Social Science
    • George W. Bush won the Electoral Vote
    • Al Gore won the Popular Vote
    • The campaign focused mainly on domestic issuesFind Articles: Election Policies
    • 1888: Last time the president won the electoral vote without winning the popular vote
    • Bush won 1803 counties more than Gore won
    • One of the electors from DC abstained from voting for Gore
  • The American 2000 General Election took place on November 7, 2000 between Al Gore of the Democratic Party and George W. Bush of the Republican Party. Incumbent President, Bill Clinton had served the maximum two terms. George W. Bush had a narrow win with 271 electoral votes to Al Gore's 266. The election became controversial because there was some uncertainty over who won Florida's 25 electoral votes and the presidency itself. Because of the narrow margin, Florida law mandated a statewide recount.USA Today: Newspaper's Recount Say Bush Prevailed (May 15, 2001) The Supreme Court concluded that the recount in Florida was unconstitutional and voted to give George W. Bush the presidency as decided in the court case Bush v. GoreCornell University Law School: Bush v. Gore
  • Presidential Candidates

    • George W. Bush - Republican
    • Albert Gore Jr. - Democrat
    • Ralph Nader - Green
    • Patrick Buchanan - Reform
    • Harry Browne – Libertarian
  • Vice Presidential Candidates

    • Richard Cheney - Republican
    • Joseph Lieberman - Democrat
    • Winona LaDuke - Green
    • Ezola Foster - Reform
    • Art Olivier - Libertarian
  • Popular Vote

    • Bush-Cheney - 50,460,110
    • Gore-Lieberman - 51,003,926
    • Nader-LaDuke - 2,883,105
    • Buchanan-Foster - 449,225
    • Browne-Olivier - 384,516
  • Electoral Vote

    • Bush-Cheney - 271
    • Gore-Lieberman - 266
    • Nader-LaDuke - 0
    • Buchanan-Foster - 0
    • Browne-Olivier - 0

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