On November 7, 2000, Americans held an election to determine who would be the next President of the United States. The four biggest vote getters were Democratic candidate Al Gore with 50.16 million votes, Republican candidate George W. Bush  with 49.82 million votes, Green Party candidate Ralph Nader with 2.78 million votes, and Reform Party candidate Pat Buchanan with 0.45 million votes.

If Americans had chosen their President based on who got the most votes nationwide, Al Gore would have been elected.

Instead, Americans choose their President based on who wins the electoral college. The winner of the popular vote in each state is awarded that state's electoral votes, which is equal to the number of Members of Congress that state has. The number of electoral votes currently ranges from 3 for low-population states like Wyoming to 54 for the most populous state, California. There are a total of 538 electoral votes, and a candidate must win a majority (270) in order to be declared President of the United States. If no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes, the winner is decided by the U.S. House of Representatives.

In the 2000 election, the results were so inconclusive--in particular for the state of Florida -- that the winner of the election was not finalized until December 13, 2000, when Al Gore conceded to George W. Bush.

Even then, many Americans were not confident that this result was correct.

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