United States presidential election, 2000 (Temporal Incursion 1918)

The United States presidential election of 2000 was the 54th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. The contest was between Democratic candidate Ray Sekine, the incumbent governor of Hawaii and Republican candidate Orrin Hatch, an incumbent Senator of Utah.

Incumbent Republican President William Daugherty was not eligible to serve a third term, and Vice President Scott Harper declined the Republican nomination. Hatch was seen as the early favorite for the Republican nomination, and despite a contentious primary battle with Senator John McCain and other candidates, secured the nomination by Super Tuesday. Hatch chose Ohio Representative John Kasich as his running mate, and Sekine chose Senator Evan Bayh as his. Both major party candidates focused primarily on domestic issues, such as the budget, tax relief, and reforms for federal social insurance programs, though foreign policy was not ignored. Ray Sekine's campaign center-piece was education.