Bush became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Palm Beach County since the county's founding in 1909. The process was extremely divisive and led to calls for electoral reform in Florida. Gore, Bush won Florida's electoral votes by a margin of only 537 votes out of almost six million cast (0.009%) and, as a result, became the president-elect. Gore won New Mexico and Oregon over the following few days but the result in Florida was to be decisive, regardless of how those two states had voted.Īfter an intense recount process and the United States Supreme Court's decision in Bush v. Bush and 255 to Democratic nominee Vice President Al Gore, with New Mexico (5), Oregon (7), and Florida (25) too close to call that evening. State results tallied on election night gave 246 electoral votes to Republican nominee Texas Governor George W.

The outcome of the 2000 United States presidential election was not known for more than a month after balloting because of the extended process of counting and recounting Florida's presidential ballots.

Florida, a swing state, had a major recount dispute that took center stage in the election. The 2000 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 7, 2000, as part of the nationwide presidential election.

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