United States elections, 2000
Encyclopedia
On November 7, 2000, the United States
had a general election.
ran against Al Gore
and was elected to a first term.
, was elected.
The 34 seats in the United States Senate
Class 1
were up for election. The Senate became split 50-50 until 2001 where Senator Jim Jeffords
left the Republican Party and caucused with the Democrats.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
had a general election.
President
George W. BushGeorge W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
ran against Al Gore
Al Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
and was elected to a first term.
United States House of Representatives
Republicans lost two seats in the House, while Democrats gained 1 seat and 1 independent, Virgil GoodeVirgil Goode
Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr. , is an American politician, last serving as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented the 5th congressional district of Virginia from 1997 to 2009...
, was elected.
United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
Class 1
Classes of United States Senators
The three classes of United States Senators are currently made up of 33 or 34 Senate seats. The purpose of the classes is to determine which Senate seats will be up for election in a given year. The three groups are staggered so that one of them is up for election every two years.A senator's...
were up for election. The Senate became split 50-50 until 2001 where Senator Jim Jeffords
Jim Jeffords
James Merrill "Jim" Jeffords is a former U.S. Senator from Vermont. He served as a Republican until 2001, when he left the party to become an independent. He retired from the Senate in 2006.-Background:...
left the Republican Party and caucused with the Democrats.