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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Election 2000 Essays
- Organization of American Historians: The Election of 2000
References
Fast Facts
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Fact:
George W. Bush won the Electoral Vote
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Fact:
Al Gore won the Popular Vote
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Fact:
The campaign focused mainly on domestic issuesFind Articles: Election Policies
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1888
Last time the president won the electoral vote without winning the popular vote
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Fact:
Bush won 1803 counties more than Gore won
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Fact:
One of the electors from DC abstained from voting for Gore
