2000 United States presidential election

The 2000 United States presidential election was the 54th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Former Republican senator Ricardo Garcia of Texas defeated Democratic senator Jeanne Stein of the District of Columbia.

Despite brief opposition from Nicolas Cage and Roscoe Lee, Garcia easily won the Republican nomination and chose Clay Jones, a senator and the younger brother of former president Harvey Jones, as his running mate. Meanwhile, Stein, a senator, defeated Senator Claire Serrano and Representative Elijah Thornton for the Democratic nomination and chose former senator Madison Baker as her running mate.

While the race was expected to be close, Garcia consistently polled ahead of Stein and thus was predicted to win the election by many political scholars. He defeated her in a close victory, winning 341 electoral votes and 53.7% of the popular vote to her 197 electoral votes to 46.3% of the popular vote. He was sworn in as president on January 20, 2001.

Withdrew during primaries

 * Nicolas Cage, 66th U.S. Secretary of State from 1998 to 1999; U.S. Senator from the Northeast from 1997 to 1998

Withdrew before primaries

 * Roscoe Lee, U.S. Representative from the 8th district since 1997; House Minority Leader since 1999
 * Ron Callaway, 3rd U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security since 1999; U.S. Representative from the 9th district from 1997 to 1999; 11th Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from 1995 to 1997; U.S. Representative from the 6th district in 1995

Declined to run

 * Arlene Antonio-Song, 45th Vice President of the United States since 1993 (endorsed Garcia)
 * Ailani Hudson, U.S. Senator from the Southwest since 1995; 78th United States Attorney General from 1993 to 1995; 5th Governor of Hawaii from 1990 to 1993 (endorsed Garcia)
 * Jimmy Choo, U.S. Senator from the South since 1998 and from 1993 to 1995; 79th United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1996 to 1998; 50th Governor of Alabama from 1991 to 1993 (endorsed Garcia)
 * Clay Jones, U.S. Senator from the Northwest since 1993; President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate from 1995 to 1997 (endorsed Garcia)
 * Tim Brady, U.S. Senator from the South from 1996 to 1998; U.S. Representative from the 10th district in 1995; 25th Governor of Oklahoma from 1993 to 1995
 * Jack Carnegie, House Minority Leader since 1995; U.S. Representative from the 7th district since 1993 (endorsed Garcia)
 * Jason Coldcock, U.S. Representative from the 12th district since 1998; 16th United States Secretary of the Army from 1996 to 1998 (endorsed Garcia)

Withdrew during primaries

 * Claire Serrano, U.S. Senator from the Northwest since 1996 and from 1993 to 1994; President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate since 1997; 64th U.S. Secretary of State from 1994 to 1996; 14th Governor of Utah from 1989 to 1993; Democratic presidential candidate in 1992 (endorsed Stein)
 * Elijah Thornton, U.S. Representative from the 4th district since 1997 (endorsed Stein)
 * Steve Chisler, U.S. Representative from the 11th district since 1994

Withdrew before primaries

 * Harper Moore, 79th United States Attorney General from 1995 to 1996; U.S. Representative from the 6th district from 1993 to 1995 (endorsed Stein)
 * Madison Baker, 53rd Governor of Louisiana since 1996 (endorsed Stein)

Declined to run

 * Michael Eastwood, U.S. Senator from the Midwest from 1995 to 1999; 46th Governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1995 (endorsed Stein)
 * Jacky Cameron, U.S. Senator from the Northeast since 1998; U.S. Representative from the 3rd district from 1993 to 1998
 * Theresa Menzies, U.S. Senator from the South since 1996; U.S. Representative from the 12th district from 1993 to 1996
 * Jay Kingston, U.S. Representative from the 14th district since 1993
 * John McCauly, U.S. Representative from the 5th district since 1994
 * Amanda Hague, President of the Constitutional Assembly from 1992 to 1993