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 * election_name     = 2000 United States presidential election
 * country           = United States
 * flag_year         = 1960
 * type              = presidential
 * previous_election = 1996 United States presidential election
 * previous_year     = 1996
 * election_date     = November 7, 2000
 * next_election     = 2004 United States presidential election
 * next_year         = 2004
 * votes_for_election = 538 members of the Electoral College
 * needed_votes      = 270 electoral
 * turnout           = 51.2%  2.2 pp
 * image_size        = x200px


 * image1            = GeorgeWBush.jpg
 * nominee1          = George W. Bush
 * color1            =
 * party1            = Republican Party (United States)
 * home_state1       = Texas
 * running_mate1     = Dick Cheney
 * electoral_vote1   = 271
 * states_carried1   = 30
 * popular_vote1     = 50,456,002
 * percentage1       = 47.9%


 * image2            = Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg
 * nominee2          = Al Gore
 * color2            =
 * party2            = Democratic Party (United States)
 * home_state2       = Tennessee
 * running_mate2     = Joe Lieberman
 * electoral_vote2   = 267
 * states_carried2   = 20 + DC
 * popular_vote2     = 50,999,897
 * percentage2       = 48.4%


 * map_size          = 350px
 * map               =
 * map_caption       = Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Bush/Cheney and blue denotes those won by Gore/Lieberman. One of D.C.'s three electors abstained from casting a vote for president or vice president. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.


 * title             = President
 * before_election   = Bill Clinton
 * before_party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 * after_election    = George W. Bush