<P> Bill Clinton Democratic </P> <P> George W. Bush Republican </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, won the election by defeating 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> Vice President Gore was able to secure the Democratic nomination with relative ease, defeating a challenge by former Senator Bill Bradley . </P>

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