2000 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

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The 2000 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 23 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Because President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, had won two elections, he could not run for a third term under the provision of the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Al Gore, won Pennsylvania by a 4.17% margin of victory over his Republican opponent, Texas Governor George W. Bush. However, voter enthusiasm for both candidates was generally low throughout the campaign. Gore failed to capture Clinton's appeal in strongly Democratic regions such as Pittsburgh and Scranton and thus carried these areas by a smaller number than his predecessor. However, opposition to Bush was particularly strong in the suburban counties of Philadelphia; although these areas...

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