Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 7,2000. Republican nominee,Governor George W. Bush of Texas,the eldest son of the 41st U.S. President,George H. W. Bush,narrowly defeated incumbent Democratic Vice President Al Gore. It was the fourth of five U.S. presidential elections,and the first since 1888,in which the winning candidate lost the popular vote,and is considered one of the closest U.S. presidential elections,with long-standing controversy about the result. Gore conceded the election on December 13 after the Supreme Court issued its decision.
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 6,1984. Incumbent Republican President Ronald Reagan and his running mate,incumbent Vice President George H. W. Bush,were reelected to a second term in a landslide. They defeated the Democratic ticket of former Vice President Walter Mondale and Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro.
Lake County is a county in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census,the population was 383,956. Its county seat is Tavares,and its largest city is Clermont. Lake County is included in the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Sumter County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census,the population is 129,752. It has the oldest median age of any US county and the highest percentage of residents aged 65 and older—at 55.6% in 2014–2018. Its county seat is Bushnell,and the largest city is Wildwood. Although the community of The Villages has more residents,it is a part of unincorporated Sumter County.
The Villages is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sumter and Marion counties in the U.S. state of Florida. It shares its name with a broader master-planned,age-restricted community that spreads into portions of Lake County. The overall development lies in central Florida,approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of Ocala and approximately 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Orlando. As of the 2020 census,the population of the CDP was 79,077.
Daniel Robert Graham was an American lawyer,author,and politician who served as the 38th governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987 and a United States senator from Florida from 1987 to 2005. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Publix Super Markets,Inc.,doing business as Publix,is an employee-owned American supermarket chain headquartered in Lakeland,Florida. Founded in 1930 by George W. Jenkins,Publix is a private corporation that is wholly owned by present and past employees and members of the Jenkins family. Publix operates throughout the Southeastern United States,with locations in Florida (867),Georgia (212),Alabama (90),South Carolina (69),Tennessee (58),North Carolina (54),Virginia (20),and Kentucky (1). Kentucky is the most recent addition to the Publix footprint,with the company's first store in that state having opened on January 10,2024,in Louisville.
Cardinal Health,Inc. is an American multinational health care services company,and the 14th highest revenue generating company in the United States. Headquartered in Dublin,Ohio,the company specializes in the distribution of pharmaceuticals and medical products,serving more than 100,000 locations. The company also manufactures medical and surgical product,including gloves,surgical apparel,and fluid management products. In addition,it operates one of the largest networks of radiopharmacies in the U.S. Cardinal Health provides medical products to over 75 percent of hospitals in the United States.
Hage Gottfried Geingob was a Namibian politician who served as the third president of Namibia from 2015 until his death in February 2024. Geingob was the first prime minister of Namibia from 1990 to 2002,and served again from 2012 to 2015. Between 2008 and 2012 Geingob served as Minister of Trade and Industry. In November 2014,Geingob was elected president of Namibia by an overwhelming margin. In November 2017,Geingob became the third president of the ruling SWAPO Party after winning by a large margin at the party's sixth Congress. He served as the party's president until his death. In August 2018,Geingob began a one-year term as chairperson of the Southern African Development Community.
The 2000 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 7,2000,as part of the nationwide presidential election. Florida,a swing state,had a major recount dispute that took center stage in the election. The outcome of the 2000 United States presidential election was not known for more than a month after balloting because of the extended process of counting and recounting Florida's presidential ballots. State results tallied on election night gave 246 electoral votes to Republican nominee Texas Governor George W. Bush and 255 to Democratic nominee Vice President Al Gore,with New Mexico (5),Oregon (7),and Florida (25) too close to call that evening. Gore won New Mexico and Oregon over the following few days,but the result in Florida was decisive,regardless of how those two states had voted.
Jared Evan Moskowitz is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 23rd congressional district since 2023. As a member of the Democratic Party,Moskowitz served on the Broward County Commission from 2021 to 2022 and as director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management from 2019 to 2021. Before his appointment to the Florida Division of Emergency Management,he served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the Coral Springs-Parkland area in northern Broward County from 2012 to 2019.
The 1996 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 5,1996,as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose twenty-five representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president. Florida was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS),with Clinton winning 48.02% to 42.32% by a margin of 5.7%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third,with 9.12% of the popular vote.
The 1984 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 6,1984. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Florida voters chose 21 electors to the Electoral College,which selected the president and vice president of the United States.
The American Solidarity Party (ASP) is a Christian democratic political party in the United States. It was founded in 2011 and officially incorporated in 2016. The party has a Solidarity National Committee (SNC) and has numerous active state and local chapters. Peter Sonski was the party's nominee in the 2024 United States presidential election.
The 1972 United States presidential election in Florida was held on November 7,1972,as part of the concurrent United States presidential election. Florida voters chose seventeen electors,or representatives to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president. Incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon won the state over the Democratic nominee,South Dakota Senator George McGovern,by a landslide margin of 44.11% and over one million votes.
Ashley Brooke Moody is an American attorney and politician serving as the attorney general of Florida since January 2019. Moody previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney and a circuit court judge in Hillsborough County.
Randy Fine is an American Republican politician,activist,and former gambling industry executive currently serving in the Florida Senate for the 19th district since 2024. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2016–2024. His district covers southern Brevard County.
The 2020 United States presidential election in Florida was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,as part of the 2020 United States presidential election,in which all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated. Florida voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote,pitting the Republican Party's nominee,incumbent president Donald Trump,and his running mate,Vice President Mike Pence,against Democratic Party nominee,former vice president Joe Biden,and his running mate,United States senator Kamala Harris,of California. Florida had 29 electoral votes in the Electoral College.
The 2022 Florida's 20th congressional district special election was a special election to the United States House of Representatives. The seat had been vacant since incumbent Democratic representative Alcee Hastings died on April 6,2021,of pancreatic cancer.
Bob Greene was a New Hampshire Republican politician,and after moving to Florida,he became the Republican State Committeeman for Sumter County in 2024.
