In the 2000 United States presidential election, George W. Bush won the presidency following the Supreme Court's decision not to allow a vote recount in Florida, which effectively ended the recount process. The Court's ruling, issued on December 12, 2000, allowed the certified results showing Bush as the winner in Florida to stand, and he ultimately won the electoral college vote by a margin of 271 to 266. Although Vice President Al Gore won the popular vote by a narrow margin, the outcome of the election was determined by the results in Florida.
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