United States presidential election, 2000
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| United States presidential election, 2000 |
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| November 7, 2000 | ||||
| Nominee | George W. Bush | Al Gore | ||
| Party | Republican | Democrat | ||
| Home state | Texas | Tennessee | ||
| Running mate | Dick Cheney | Joe Lieberman | ||
| Electoral vote | 271 | 266 | ||
| States won | 30 | 20+DC | ||
| Popular vote | 50,456,002 | 50,999,897 | ||
| Percentage | 47.9% | 48.4% | ||
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Bush/Cheney(30), Blue denotes those won by Gore/Lieberman(20+DC). |
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The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Democratic candidate Al Gore, then-Vice President, and Republican candidate George W. Bush, then-governor of Texas and son of former president George H. W. Bush (1989-1993).
Bill Clinton, the incumbent President, was term limted and he had been in office for two terms, the most allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment.
Bush narrowly won the November 7 election, with 271 electoral votes to Gore's 266. There was a disagreement over who won Florida's 25 electoral votes, the recount that happened there, and the uncommon event that the winner got fewer popular votes than the loser.[1]
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[change] Candidates
[change] Democratic Party
Democratic candidates:
- Al Gore, Vice President of the United States from Tennessee
- Bill Bradley, former U.S. Senator from New Jersey (withdrew on March 9, 2000 and endorsed Al Gore)
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Former Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey (Withdrew on March 9, 2000)
[change] Republican Party
Republican candidates:
- George W. Bush, Governor of Texas
- John McCain, Senator from Arizona (withdrew on March 9, 2000 and endorsed George W. Bush)
- Alan Keyes, former U.S. ECOSOC Ambassador from Maryland (withdrew on July 25, 2000 and endorsed George W. Bush)
- Steve Forbes, businessman from New Jersey (withdrew on February 10, 2000 and endorsed John McCain. He then endorsed George W. Bush)
- Gary Bauer, former Undersecretary of Education from Kentucky (withdrew on February 4, 2000 and endorsed John McCain. He then endorsed George W. Bush)
- Orrin Hatch, Senator from Utah (withdrew on January 26, 2000 and endorsed George W. Bush)
- Elizabeth Dole, former Secretary of Labor from North Carolina (withdrew on October 20, 1999 and endorsed George W. Bush)
- Pat Buchanan, publisher and author from Virginia (withdrew on October 25, 1999 to run for the Reform Party nomination)
- Dan Quayle, former Vice President from Indiana (withdrew on September 27, 1999 and endorsed George W. Bush)
- Lamar Alexander, former Governor of Tennessee (withdrew on August 22, 1999 and endorsed George W. Bush)
- Robert C. Smith, Senator from New Hampshire (withdrew in October 1999 and endorsed George W. Bush)
- John Kasich, Representative from Ohio (withdrew in July 1999 and endorsed George W. Bush)
- Herman Cain, CEO of Godfather's Pizza from Nebraska[2] (withdrew and endorsed Steve Forbes. He then endorsed George W. Bush)
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Senator John McCain of Arizona (Withdrew on March 9, 2000)
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Former U.S. ECOSOC Ambassador Alan Keyes of Maryland (Withdrew on July 25, 2000)
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Businessman Steve Forbes of New Jersey (Withdrew on February 10, 2000)
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Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah (Withdrew on January 26, 2000)
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Former Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina (Withdrew on October 20, 1999)
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Publisher and author Pat Buchanan of Virginia (Withdrew on October 25, 1999)
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Former Vice President Dan Quayle of Indiana (Withdrew on September 27, 1999)
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Former Governor Lamar Alexander of Tennessee (Withdrew on August 22, 1999)
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Senator Robert C. Smith of New Hampshire (Withdrew in October 1999)
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Representative John Kasich of Ohio (Withdrew in July 1999)
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Businessman Herman Cain of Nebraska (Withdrew early in campaign)
[change] References
- ↑ http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/2000presgeresults.htm
- ↑ "Statement of Candidacy". Federal Election Commission. http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?_99034384099+0. Retrieved February 16, 2013.