| − | In 2000, the United States presidential election was one of the closest and most controversial presidential elections in history. After a month of recounts and court challenges, [[George W. Bush]] was declared the winner over [[Vice President]] [[Al Gore]] by 537 votes in the state of [[Florida]]. This was the 4th time history where the winning candidate failed to win the most popular votes <ref>this happened in 1824, 1876, 1888, and 2000</ref>. The campaigns of both [[Ralph Nader]] on the [[Green Party]] ticket and [[Pat Buchanan]] on the [[Reform Party]] ticket gained major media attention during the campaign. Although this failed to translate into any electoral votes for either, with the final margin of victory being so small, the role of both and what impact they had on the election received prominence during the time when neither major party candidate would concede. | + | In 2000, the United States presidential election was one of the closest and most controversial presidential elections in history. After a month of recounts and court challenges, [[George W. Bush]] was declared the winner over [[Vice President]] [[Al Gore]] by 537 votes in the state of [[Florida]]. This was the 4th time in history where the winning candidate failed to win a plurality of the popular votes cast.<ref>this happened in 1824, 1876, 1888, and 2000</ref> The campaigns of both [[Ralph Nader]] on the [[Green Party]] ticket and [[Pat Buchanan]] on the [[Reform Party]] ticket gained major media attention during the campaign. Although this failed to translate into any electoral votes for either, with the final margin of victory being so small, the role of both and what impact they had on the election received prominence during the time when neither major party candidate would concede. |
| | In a rare situation in Presidential elections, Al Gore lost his home state of [[Tennessee]] to George Bush. | | In a rare situation in Presidential elections, Al Gore lost his home state of [[Tennessee]] to George Bush. |