2000 United States presidential election in Florida

The 2000 U.S. presidential election in Florida took place on November 7, 2000, as part of the nationwide presidential election. Florida, a swing state, had a major recount dispute that took center stage in the election. Bush won Florida’s electoral votes by a margin of only 537 votes out of almost six million cast.

About 2000 United States presidential election in Florida in brief

The 2000 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 7, 2000, as part of the nationwide presidential election. Florida, a swing state, had a major recount dispute that took center stage in the election. After an intense recount process and the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Bush v. Gore, Bush won Florida’s electoral votes by a margin of only 537 votes out of almost six million cast and, as a result, became the president-elect. Bush became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Palm Beach County since the county’s founding in 1909. Florida was allocated 25 electors because it had 23 congressional districts and 2 senators.

It was also the first time the candidate won Orange County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive electors must submit a list of 25 electors who pledge to vote for the candidate who appears on their list. Technically, the voters of Florida cast their ballots for 25 electors, but they can also write-in a candidate who is on the list of electors to receive 25 votes for the Democratic or Republican presidential candidate. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights found that an \”overall lack of leadership in protecting voting rights was largely responsible for the broad array of problems in Florida during the 2000 election.

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