That is how it went, it seems.
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Popular Vote:
The popular vote was won by Gore-Lieberman by 543,816 votes.
* Bush-Cheney - 50,460,110
* Gore-Lieberman - 51,003,926
* Nader-LaDuke - 2,883,105
* Buchanan-Foster - 449,225
* Browne-Olivier - 384,516
Electoral Vote:
The electoral vote was won by Bush-Cheney by 5 votes.
* Bush-Cheney - 271
* Gore-Lieberman - 266
* Nader-LaDuke - 0
* Buchanan-Foster - 0
* Browne-Olivier - 0
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/electi...lection2000.htm