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2000 United States presidential election


00:02:23 1 Background
00:03:45 2 Democratic Party nomination
00:04:09 2.1 Candidates gallery
00:06:14 3 Republican Party nomination
00:08:12 3.1 Candidates gallery
00:13:03 4 Other nominations
00:13:12 4.1 Reform Party nomination
00:14:04 4.2 Association of State Green Parties nomination
00:14:41 4.3 Libertarian Party nomination
00:15:43 4.4 Constitution Party nomination
00:16:11 4.5 Natural Law Party nomination
00:16:41 5 General election campaign
00:19:52 5.1 Presidential debates
00:21:06 5.2 Notable expressions and phrases
00:21:47 6 Results
00:23:33 6.1 Florida recount
00:28:17 6.2 National results
00:31:10 6.3 State results
00:33:24 6.4 Results by state
00:33:33 6.4.1 Arizona results
00:34:16 6.4.2 Maine and Nebraska district results
00:34:47 6.5 Ballot access
00:35:28 7 Voter demographics
00:35:46 8 Aftermath
00:36:20 8.1 Post recount
00:41:33 8.2 Voting machines
00:43:09 8.3 Exit polling and declaration of vote winners
00:45:35 8.4 Ralph Nader spoiler controversy
00:48:49 8.5 Press influence on race
00:50:46 8.6 Color coding
00:51:52 9 See also



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The United States presidential election of 2000 was the 54th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Republican candidate George W. Bush, the Governor of Texas and the eldest son of the 41st President George H. W. Bush, won the election by defeating Democratic nominee Al Gore, the incumbent vice president. It was the fourth of five presidential elections in which the winning candidate lost the popular vote.
Vice President Gore secured the Democratic nomination with relative ease, defeating a challenge by former Senator Bill Bradley.
Bush was seen as the early favorite for the Republican nomination and, despite a contentious primary battle with Senator John McCain and other candidates, secured the nomination by Super Tuesday. Bush chose former Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney as his running mate, while Gore chose Senator Joe Lieberman as his. The left-wing Green Party nominated a ticket consisting of political activists Ralph Nader and Winona LaDuke.
Both major party candidates focused primarily on domestic issues, such as the budget, tax relief, and reforms for federal social insurance programs, although foreign policy was not ignored. Due to Clinton's sex scandal with Monica Lewinsky and subsequent impeachment, Gore avoided campaigning with Clinton. Republicans denounced Clinton's indiscretions, while Gore criticized Bush's lack of experience.
On election night, it was unclear who had won, with the electoral votes of the state of Florida still undecided. The returns showed that Bush had won Florida by such a close margin that state law required a recount. A month-long series of legal battles led to the contentious, 5–4 Supreme Court decision of Bush v. Gore, which ended the recount.
With the end of the recount, Bush won Florida by a margin of 0.009%, or 537 votes. The Florida recount and subsequent litigation resulted in a major post-election controversy, and various individuals and organizations have speculated about who would have won the election in various scenarios. Ultimately, Bush won 271 electoral votes, one more than was necessary for the majority, despite Gore receiving 543,895 more votes (0.51% of all votes cast).