The 1996 United States presidential election was the 53rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton defeated former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, the Republican nominee, and Ross Perot, the Reform Party nominee.
Incumbent Vice President Al Gore won the 2000 Democratic nomination for President of the United States, and chose Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman as his running mate on August 7, 2000.
George W. Bush's tenure as the 43rd president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 2001, and ended on January 20, 2009. Bush, a Republican from Texas, took office following a narrow victory over Democratic incumbent vice president Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election.
What made the 2000 presidential election so controversial? On election night, the vote was so close that no winner could be declared. The court stopped the recount, and Florida's electoral votes went to Bush. Bush became president of the United States, although Gore had won the popular vote.
2008 United States presidential election
| Nominee | Barack Obama | John McCain |
| Party | Democratic | Republican |
| Home state | Illinois | Arizona |
| Running mate | Joe Biden | Sarah Palin |
| Electoral vote | 365 | 173 |
President. George Washington is the only President elected as an independent to date. He later returned to the Democratic Party and briefly sought re-election in 1844 as a National Democrat, but withdrew over fear he would split the Democratic vote.
Ross Perot 1992 presidential campaign
| Ross Perot for President |
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| Campaign | 1992 United States presidential election |
| Candidate | Ross Perot President and CEO of Perot Systems (1988–2019) VADM James B. Stockdale President of the Naval War College (1977–1979) |
| Affiliation | Independent |
Millard Fillmore, a member of the Whig party, was the 13th President of the United States (1850-1853) and the last President not to be affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican parties.
On November 7, 2000, projections indicated that Gore's opponent, then-Governor of Texas George W. Bush, the Republican candidate, had narrowly won the election. Gore won the national popular vote but lost the Electoral College vote after a legal battle over disputed vote counts in the state of Florida.
Terms in this set (9)
- 2000 Presidential Election. Al Gore vs.
- Al Gore. Clinton's vice president; presidential nominee in 2000.
- George W. Bush.
- Bill Bradley. All American basketball player, former senator from New Jersey.
- September 11, 2001.
- Florida Recount.
- Bush V.
- Senator John Mccain.
Obama sought re-election for a second term in 2012, running virtually unopposed in the Democratic primaries. His opponent in the general election was former governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney. Obama won 332 electoral votes, defeating Romney who gained 206.
