Did Floridas felon disenfranchisement laws cause Al Gore to lose the 2000 presidential election?
Florida – 2000 Presidential General Election Results Candidate Political Party Total Votes Percent Bush, George W. Republican 2,912,790 48.85% Gore, Al Democrat 2,912,253 48.84% Nader, Ralph Green 97,488 1.63% Buchanan, Pat Reform 17,484 0.29% Browne, Harry Libertarian 16,415 0.28% [Editor’s Note: Florida had approximately 827,000 disenfranchised felons in 2000 according to Jeff Manza and Christopher Uggen’s 2006 book Locked Out.] 2000 – U.S.
