answers.input_text: short
answers.span_text: George W. Bush
questions: who carried florida by 537 votes in 2000
name: United States presidential election in Florida, 2000
contexts: United States presidential election in Florida , 2000 ← 1996 November 7 , 2000 2004 → Turnout 70 % Nominee George W. Bush Al Gore Party Republican Democratic Home state Texas Tennessee Running mate Dick Cheney Joe Lieberman Electoral vote 25 0 Popular vote 2,912,790 2,912,253 Percentage 48.847 % 48.838 % County Results Gore -- 60 - 70 % Gore -- 50 - 60 % Gore -- 40 - 50 % Bush -- 40 - 50 % Bush -- 50 - 60 % Bush -- 60 - 70 % Bush -- 70 - 80 % President before election William Jefferson Clinton Democratic Elected President George Walker Bush Republican