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Article: Gore wins New Mexico
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- November 18, 2000
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Al Gore won a 481-vote squeaker Friday in New
Mexico, the closest presidential race in the country outside of
Florida. Gore pocketed the state's five electoral votes.
Counties sent complete, unofficial results to the secretary of
state. The returns will be made official when the state canvassing
board meets Nov. 28.
Gore had 286,558 votes, George W. Bush 286,077 votes.
Besides Florida, New Mexico had been the only other state without
a declared winner.
New Mexico could come into play if Bush decides to challenge
results here and in a couple of other close states.
Gore was up by about 5,000 votes on election night, until
officials in Bernalillo County, the state's largest, ...