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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 by 537 votes in the state of [[Florida]]. This was the third time in history that a candidate won the [[Electoral College]] vote without receiving the majority of the nation's popular vote.
 
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 by 537 votes in the state of [[Florida]]. This was the third time in history that a candidate won the [[Electoral College]] vote without receiving the majority of the nation's popular vote.
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Al Gore won the popular election by over 500,000 votes.