<P> The United States presidential election of 2000 was the 54th quadrennial presidential election . It was held on Tuesday , November 7 , 2000 . Republican candidate George W. Bush , the Governor of Texas and the eldest son of the 41st President George H.W. Bush , narrowly defeated Democratic nominee Al Gore , the incumbent vice president . It was the fourth of five presidential elections in which the winning candidate lost the popular vote . </P>
<P> The United States presidential election of 2000 was the 54th quadrennial presidential election . It was held on Tuesday , November 7 , 2000 . Republican candidate George W. Bush , the Governor of Texas and the eldest son of the 41st President George H.W. Bush , narrowly defeated Democratic nominee Al Gore , the incumbent vice president . It was the fourth of five presidential elections in which the winning candidate lost the popular vote . </P>
who won the popular vote in the election of 2000
who won the popular vote in the election of 2000
Al Gore
Al Gore