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2000 ELECTION
AL GORE Democrat Vice-President 1993-2001 Ran for Democratic nomination in 1988
election VP: Joe Lieberman
GEORGE W. BUSH Republican Governor of Texas – 1995 – 2000 Son of President George H.W. Bush VP – Dick Cheney
WHO WON?
WHAT ABOUT FLORIDA?
George W. BushElectoral Vote – 271 w/Florida (246 w/o)Popular Vote - 50,456,002 (47.9%)
Al GoreElectoral Vote – 266Popular Vote - 50,999,897 (48.4%)
Vote too close to call
THE BALLOT
THE RECOUNT
THE RESULTS Original report gave the victory to
Gore Next report gave the victory to
Bush with 85% of polls reporting Gore cut the margin to only 2,000
votes, & eventually 300 – forcing a mandatory hand recount
Each time votes were recounted, margin got more narrow
Supreme Court ruled that the recount must cease (5-4 ruling)
