Elections in 2000
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List of elections that happened in 2000:
- U.S. presidential election, 2000 - George W. Bush defeats Al Gore with 271 electoral votes (just one electoral vote above the total necessary for a victory), despite losing the popular vote by 500,000 votes to Gore. There is considerable controversy around the elections in Florida and Ohio.
- Canadian federal election, 2000 - Jean Chrétien's Liberals win third consecutive majority government
- Greek legislative election, 2000
- Taiwan presidential election, 2000
- Mexican general election, 2000 - Vicente Fox historic victory over the long-ruling, Institutional Revolutionary Party and the first defeat of party of government in Mexico in 71 years.
- Toronto municipal election, 2000 - Mel Lastman re-elected as mayor of Toronto, Canada
- London Assembly election, 2000 - Ken Livingstone became the Mayor of London for the since the Greater London Council (GLC) was abolished by Margaret Thatcher in 1986. Ken Livingstone was the leader of the GLC at the time of its abolition.
See also: 2000 in politics

