2000 U.S. Presidential Election

Nationwide · 3 tickets

Who won the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election?

George W. Bush won the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election. George W. Bush received 50,456,002 popular votes (47.9%) and 271 electoral votes. The main challenger was Al Gore (48.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Bush and Gore

Bush won the electoral college 271–266
47.9% popular · 50,456,002 votes
Running mate: Dick Cheney
48.4% popular · 50,999,897 votes
Running mate: Joe Lieberman
Ralph NaderGreen0 EV
2.7% popular · 2,882,955 votes
Running mate: Winona LaDuke
Popular-vote counts come from official certified totals (1976–2024) and official public returns for earlier years, cross-checked against the MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial. Six states chose electors through their legislatures.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.