Republican governor George W. Bush of Texas defeated Democratic Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee in the presidential election.

Bush defeated Senator John McCain in the Republican primaries to win his party's presidential nomination.

Democrats picked up a net of four seats in the Senate, tying Republicans, however Dick Cheney provided the tie-breaking vote as Vice President of the United States.

In the 2000 presidential election, Republican Texas Governor George W. Bush defeated Democratic incumbent vice president Al Gore.

The five defeated Republicans included Spencer Abraham of Michigan, John Ashcroft of Missouri, Slade Gorton of Washington, Rod Grams of Minnesota, and William V. Roth of Delaware.

Republicans won the national popular vote for the House of Representatives by a margin of 0.5 points.

[9] Election occurred in both chambers of each state's legislature, except for Alabama, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia.