<P> The 2000 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 7 , 2000 , as part of the nationwide presidential election . Florida , a swing state , had a major recount dispute that took center stage in the election . The outcome of the 2000 United States presidential election was not known for more than a month after balloting because of the extended process of counting and recounting Florida 's presidential ballots . State results tallied on election night gave 246 electoral votes to Republican nominee Texas Governor George W. Bush and 255 to Democratic nominee Vice President Al Gore , with New Mexico ( 5 ) , Oregon ( 7 ) , and Florida ( 25 ) too close to call that evening . Gore won New Mexico and Oregon over the following few days , but the result in Florida would have been decisive however those two states had voted . </P>
<P> The 2000 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 7 , 2000 , as part of the nationwide presidential election . Florida , a swing state , had a major recount dispute that took center stage in the election . The outcome of the 2000 United States presidential election was not known for more than a month after balloting because of the extended process of counting and recounting Florida 's presidential ballots . State results tallied on election night gave 246 electoral votes to Republican nominee Texas Governor George W. Bush and 255 to Democratic nominee Vice President Al Gore , with New Mexico ( 5 ) , Oregon ( 7 ) , and Florida ( 25 ) too close to call that evening . Gore won New Mexico and Oregon over the following few days , but the result in Florida would have been decisive however those two states had voted . </P>
the 2000 presidential election came down to which state 's electoral votes
the 2000 presidential election came down to which state 's electoral votes
Florida
Florida