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→Later Contested Elections
More recently, the 2000 election between Al Gore and George Bush resulted in a contested election that was ultimately decided by the Supreme Court. In this election, Gore won the popular vote and 266 electoral votes. However, he needed Florida to obtain the needed 270 electoral votes. Florida resulted in a razor-thing margin for Bush, with the total being 537 more votes for Bush (margin of 0.009%). After a series of lawsuits, the Supreme Court, in a well-publicized (Gore vs. Bush) 5-4 decision, decided to stop the recount occurring through out the state of Florida, leading to Bush's triumph. Controversy also revolved around ballots that were not counted due to technical or voting errors.
[[File:PresidentialCounty1960Colorbrewer.gif|thumb|left|Figure 2. Higher percentage of votes for Kennedy in Texas and Illinois helped put Kennedy in the White Housein 1960. ]]
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