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∙ 8y agoThe election of 2000 was controversial because George W. Bush won the electoral vote, but lost the popular vote. The Supreme Court decision related to this election was also controversial. In Bush v. Gore a divided Supreme Court ordered the recount of the election in the state of Florida stopped. This resulted in Bush winning the state of Florida by a margin of 537 votes and thus winning the presidency with 271 electoral votes over Gore's 266.
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∙ 6y agoThe results of the 2000 election were not determined until the official results in Florida were finalized. There were many challenged votes in Florida. Florida cast its 25 electoral votes for George W. Bush in the 2000 election. The 2000 presidential election popular vote totals in Florida were George W. Bush 2,912,790, Al Gore 2,912,253 and Ralph Nader 97,488.
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∙ 8y agoThe election was very close. It came down to Florida's vote where the count was very close. Recounts were ordered. Recounts were disputed. The state supreme court acted. Eventually the Supreme Court ruled that Bush had won, making him the next President. As an aside, Gore won the popular vote.
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∙ 12y agoThe results were decided by the Supreme Court
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When are president election held?
Presidential elections in the United States are held on the first Tuesday in November, in those years with numbers evenly divisible by 4. So Presidential elections were held in 1960, 1960, 1968, 1974 ... 2000, 2004, etc. The next Presidential election will be in 2012.
When election are held?
Presidential elections in the United States are held on the first Tuesday in November, in those years with numbers evenly divisible by 4. So Presidential elections were held in 1960, 1960, 1968, 1974 ... 2000, 2004, etc. The next Presidential election will be in 2012.
What date is the 2012 presidential election?
Election day is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, so in 2012 the election will be on November 6th.
Who is best of the presidential election in Ireland 2011?
Michael D. Higgins won that election, so he was the best candidate.
What is the Presidential election year between 1992 and 1984?
Presidential elections are four years apart, so the answer would be 1988.
Why are presidential signing statements so controversial?
They don’t require congress to be a law and are only good for the term of the president.
Actors who won the presidential election?
Ronald Reagan is the only one so far.
Does anyone like Obama?
He won the presidential election so clearly the majority of America does.
Who is the incumbent for the 2012 presidential election?
The incumbent in any election is the person currently holding the office, so in this case it's Barack Obama.
Who are Obama's Dem challengers for the 2012 Presidential re-election?
2 people so far
In which of the following years will there be a presidential election a 2020 b 2021 c 2022 or d 2026?
U.S. Presidential elections are held every four years. The last election was in 2008 and the next election is slated to take place on 2012. Therefore, an election will also take place in 2020. So, choice A is correct.
What percent of Americans voted in the 2004 presidential election?
122,267,553 people voted in the 2004 Presidential Election out of an estimated United States population size of 298,213,000 people. So approximately 41% of the US population voted.
