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Article: 2000 Presidential Election Closest in U.S. History.(Brief Article)
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- The National Public Accountant
- Article date:
- December 1, 2000
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There are two measures of Presidential elections. First is the popular vote and the second is the controlling question of Electoral College votes. The election of the United States President in the year 2000, in the totality, must be considered the closest ever.
The true measure of popular vote is the percentage of the number of votes separating the candidates to the total number cast. As of 1:00 p.m. EST on November 9, 2000, Vice President Gore led Governor Bush by 97,000 popular votes. That figure is less than 1/10 of 1% of the total number cast--over 100 million.
The Electoral College count stands at 262 for Vice President Gore and 258 for Governor ...