United States presidential election, 2000 (A Better Millennium)

The United States presidential election of 2000 was the 54th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. nominee, the incumbent , narrowly defeated the Republican candidate , the incumbent from , and various third-party candidates including. The election marked the first time since a Democrat succeeded another Democratic president by election.

Incumbent Democratic President was not eligible to serve a third term due to term limits in the, and Vice President Gore was able to secure the Democratic nomination with relative ease. McCain was originally viewed as the dark horse candidate, however after a series of victories against his rival, McCain became the presumptive nominee in March. McCain chose  as his running mate, while Gore chose Senator  as his. Both major party candidates focused primarily on domestic issues, such as the budget, tax relief, and reforms for federal social insurance programs, although foreign policy was not ignored. Despite the two years prior, Gore campaigned with the incumbent president due to his popularity in office.