In 2000, there were many people running for President but the two major candidates were George Bush and Al Gore.
George W. Bush, won the election for the Republican Party. His Vice-Presidential running mate was Dick Cheney.
The Democratic Party's candidate was Al Gore. His running mate was Joseph Lieberman.
In Florida in 2000 when George W Bush won, he took all the electoral votes in Florida, which won him the overall election, even though he had fewer popular votes countrywide than Democrat Al Gore.
What happened in the 2000 elections?
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