Gore led the popular vote in what may turn out to be the closest election in
history. With 99 percent of the precincts reporting, Gore had 48,707,413
votes to Bush's 48,609,640, even narrower than the 118,573 vote margin by
which John F. Kennedy defeated Richard M. Nixon in 1960.
In the electoral college vote, which constitutionally determines the winner of
the presidential race, Gore had 260 to Bush's 246. Two states remained too
close to call: Florida, with 25 electoral votes and Oregon with 7. In New
Mexico, with 5 votes, Gore led Bush by about 10,000 votes but a partial
recount was underway there.
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