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United States presidential election, 2000 (view source)
Revision as of 16:54, November 1, 2020
, 16:54, November 1, 2020→Recount
In a rare situation in Presidential elections, Al Gore lost his home state of [[Tennessee]] to George Bush. Had he carried that state, the whole question of how Florida voted would have been moot.
In a rare situation in Presidential elections, Al Gore lost his home state of [[Tennessee]] to George Bush. Had he carried that state, the whole question of how Florida voted would have been moot.
==Recount==
==Florida Recount==
This was the 16th time in history that a candidate won the [[Electoral College]] vote without receiving the majority of the nation's popular vote.<ref>It also happened in 1844, 1856, 1860, 1876, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, 1912, 1916, 1948, 1960, 1968, 1992, and 1996. It was the first time since Kennedy in 1960 that the presidential winner failed to win a plurality of the popular vote.</ref>
This was the 16th time in history that a candidate won the [[Electoral College]] vote without receiving the majority of the nation's popular vote.<ref>It also happened in 1844, 1856, 1860, 1876, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, 1912, 1916, 1948, 1960, 1968, 1992, and 1996. It was the first time since Kennedy in 1960 that the presidential winner failed to win a plurality of the popular vote.</ref>