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- 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
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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
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2000 American Presidential Election Questions
has the specific date been fiixed for presidential election? 1 AnswerElections in Somalia began last Friday. Here is some info from Reuters: * There are 14 candidates. The president will be elected in a secret ballot by members ... read more
Has a president ever lost the race in his home state but gotten elected? 1 AnswerThere's a Wikipedia page on the subject, actually. Most recently you could look to George W himself, whose birth state is listed as Connecticut - which he lost... read more
What other problems are we likely to see the US Presidential Inauguration festivities faced with? 1 AnswerMinor violence and out-of-hand protesting because of the enormous crowd, but that's it. They're going to have that thing covered like no other inauguration befo... read more
Who is the "Zimmerman" mentioned in John Lennon's song God 2000? 1 AnswerThat would be Robert Allen Zimmerman also known as Bob Dylan http://www.mahalo.com/search?q=robert+zimmerman read more
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