After winning Florida by just 537 votes in 2000 ________ was elected president

After winning Florida by just 537 votes in 2000, George W. Bush was elected president of the United States. This election was one of the closest and most contested in U.S. history, with the outcome ultimately being decided by the Supreme Court in the case "Bush v. Gore."

Extra: The 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush, the Republican candidate and son of former President George H.W. Bush, and Al Gore, the Democratic candidate and sitting vice president, was incredibly close and came down to the state of Florida's electoral votes to determine the winner. As the vote count was extremely tight, a series of recounts began.

The Florida recount became a turning point in the election. There were numerous controversies over the counting of the votes, including the use of punch card ballots, where "hanging chads" (partially punched holes) and "butterfly ballots" (which some claimed were confusing) brought the integrity of the vote into question.

After weeks of uncertainty, the Supreme Court intervened and ruled in a 5-4 decision to stop the Florida recount, which meant that the original certification of Florida's vote by Secretary of State Katherine Harris stood as final, giving George W. Bush the electoral votes he needed to win the presidency. This situation underscored the complexity of the electoral process in the United States and the critical importance of each vote. It also spurred discussions and changes regarding election procedures, voting technology, and led to the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002.