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How much did Al Gore lose the election by?
zero... Al Gore did not run in 2004. Al Gore lost to George W Bush in 2000. Al Gore beat George Bush by half a million popular votes. The electoral college elected George Bush after a voter count problem in Florida, the state in which George Bushs brother was governor. The electoral votes of Florida were then given to Bush to push him over the top giving him 276 electoral votes to Al Gores 266 electoral votes.
In 2000 who lost the presidential election?
Al Gore, who was Bill Clinton's Vice-President, narrowly lost the electoral vote count, and thereby the election, to George W. Bush, governor of Texas and son of President George H. Bush.Suits challenging the outcome were controversially decided by the US Supreme Court, which ruled in Bush v. Gore that planned recounts in the state of Florida could not be conducted, due to the lack of statewide standards for such recounting.
George Bush lost the popular vote to Al Gore in 2000?
True
What was unusual about the 2000 presidential election?
Al Gore won the popular vote but lost the electoral vote to George W. Bush. George W. Bush won the 2000 presidential election defeating Albert Gore, Jr. In the 2000 presidential election George W. Bush received 271 electoral votes and Albert Gore, Jr. received 266 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Gore 50,996,582 and Bush 50,456,062.
What was the result of the US Presidential election of 2000?
Democratic candidate Al Gore, who was Bill Clinton's Vice-President, narrowly lost the electoral vote count, and thereby the election, to George W. Bush, governor of Texas and son of President George H. Bush.Suits challenging the outcome were controversially decided by the US Supreme Court, which ruled in Bush v. Gore that planned recounts in the state of Florida could not be conducted, due to the lack of statewide standards for such recounting.
What factor led to George W. Bush to victory in 2000?
Despite George W. Bush being declared the victor in the 2000 presidential election by the Supreme Court, he lost the popular vote to his Democratic opponent, Albert Gore. Bush narrowly won the electoral vote; only the SCOTUS's decision on Florida's 'Hanging Chad' issue that disqualified enough Democratic votes that gave Florida's electoral votes to Bush enabled him to win in the Electoral College.
What happened in the election between George W. Bush and Al Gore?
Algore won Florida with a popular vote, but Bush won the Electoral votes during the December election.
President Bush lost his bid for a second term as president to what candidate?
George Bush 41 lost his bid for a second term to Bill Clinton.
What does George Bush Dan Quayle and Al Gore have in common?
They were all Vice-Presidents of the United States. George Bush was Veep under Ronald Reagan from 1981-1989 and eventually won the presidency and served from 1989-1993. Dan Quayle served as Veep under George Bush from 1989-1993. He ran for and lost the presidency in 2000. Al Gore was Veep under Bill Clinton from 1993-2001 and the 2 beat Bush and Quayle in the 1993 Election. Gore ran for the presidency in 2000 and narrowly lost by a few hundred votes in Florida but won the Popular Vote.
Was Dan Quayle a vice president?
Yes. He served with George H. W. Bush. The Bush-Quayle ticket beat Dukakis-Bensen in 1988 but lost to Clinton-Gore in 1992.
Why was the presidential election of 2000 so controversial?
Florida. The election in Florida was so close that the state had a law that it had to have a hand recount. THis took for ever, and we did not know who the next prez, GW bush would be until the electoral collage voted in December
What factors led to George bushes victory in 2000?
Despite George W. Bush being declared the victor in the 2000 presidential election by the Supreme Court, he lost the popular vote to his Democratic opponent, Albert Gore. Bush narrowly won the electoral vote; only the SCOTUS's decision on Florida's 'Hanging Chad' issue that disqualified enough Democratic votes that gave Florida's electoral votes to Bush enabled him to win in the Electoral College.
