United States presidential election, 2000

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United States presidential election, 2000
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).
Incumbent President Bill Clinton Democrat President-Elect George W. Bush Republican

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.

Candidates

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)

Candidates gallery

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  Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee (campaign)

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  Former Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey (Withdrew on March 9, 2000)

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 (withdrew and endorsed Steve Forbes. He then endorsed George W. Bush)

Candidates gallery

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  Governor George W. Bush of Texas

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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)