U.S. presidential election, 2000

The U.S. presidential election of 2000 was one of the closest elections in U.S. history, decided by only 527 votes in the swing state of Florida. On election night, the media prematurely declared a winner twice based on exit polls before finally conceding that the Florida race was too close to call. It would turn out to be a month before the election was finally certified after numerous court challenges and recounts. Republican candidate George W. Bush won Florida's 25 electoral votes by a razor-thin margin of the popular vote there, and thereby defeated Democratic candidate Al Gore.

External links

• 2000 popular vote by counties
• Better World Links on the U.S. Presidential Election 2000
• CBS News Coverage of Election Night 2000: Investigation, Analysis, Recommendations (231 kB PDF).
• Humorous Portrayal of Bush-Gore During Deadlock
• Popular vote date from the FEC
• Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
• Report from U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
• Selected primary candidates for the election
• Supreme Court Decisions of December 9th 2000
• Timeline of the 2000 Presidential Election
• Top Democratic Party contributors
• Top Republican Party contributors
• UK Guardian newspaper special report on US 2000 election