<P> After an intense recount process and the United States Supreme Court 's decision in Bush v. Gore , Bush won Florida 's electoral votes by a margin of only 537 votes out of almost six million cast and as a result became the president - elect . The process was extremely divisive , and led to calls for electoral reform in Florida . </P>
<P> After an intense recount process and the United States Supreme Court 's decision in Bush v. Gore , Bush won Florida 's electoral votes by a margin of only 537 votes out of almost six million cast and as a result became the president - elect . The process was extremely divisive , and led to calls for electoral reform in Florida . </P>
who finally determined the winner of the 2000 presidential election
who finally determined the winner of the 2000 presidential election
the United States Supreme Court
the United States Supreme Court