(Main article: United States presidential election, 2000) The 2000 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 7, 2000 as part of the greater 2000 United States presidential election. After an intense recount process and the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore, Governor George W. Bush officially won Florida's electoral votes, by a margin of only 537 votes out of almost 6 million cast, and as a result, the entire presidential election. The process was extremely divisive, and led to calls for electoral reform in Florida.