2000 U.S. General Election

The 2000 U.S. General Election was held on November 7, 2000.

Presidential Election

Results -- blue represents Bush states, red represents Gore states.

In the closest presidential election in U.S. history, Democrat Al Gore barely lost to Republican George Bush. After a close and controversial vicotry for Bush in Florida, he defeated Gore by a margin of 271 to 266, with one DC elector refusing to vote for Gore. This defeat was twice as punishing on Gore as he actually won the popular vote 51,003,926 to 50,460,110.

U.S. House

Party	Total Seats (change)		Seat percentage
Democratic Party	212	+1	48.47%
Independents	2	+1	0.5%
Republican Party	221	-2	50.8%
Totals	435	+0	100.0%

U.S. Senate

Results -- light blue represents Democratic holds, dark blue Democratic pickups, pink Republican holds, red Republican pickups.

Party	Total Seats (change)		Seat percentage
Democratic Party	50	+4	50%
Republican Party	50	-4	50%
Totals	100	+0	100.0%