List of United States general elections

 2000 Presidential Election 

Republican and Democrat Ticket

Republican Ticket: Senator George Widener Dixon of Pennsylvania and Senator George Victor Voinovich of Ohio

Democrat Ticket: Senator Steny Hamilton Engel of Michigan and Former Governor Vivian Frances Myers of Flroida

Summary of the Primaries

Republican: There were three main contenders for the Republican Nomination - Sen. George Dixon (R-PA), Gov. David Barrett (R-WI), and SMajL. George Voinovich (R-OH). Though Voinovich was the original frontrunner, he lagged behind, only doing well in the Upper Midwest and Florida. Pennsylvania Senator George Dixon had a slight lead over both Voinovich and Barrett throughout the entire contest, but in a contested convention, former candidates George Voinovich and Louise Wilson pledged their delegates to Dixon. Dixon tended to do well in more urbanized states, such as New York, Texas, and California, while Barrett tended to do well in the South and Midwest. At the RNC, held in Miami, Florida, Voinovich was chosen as Dixon's running mate.

Democrat: During the Democratic Primaries, there were three main contenders - Sen. Steny Engel (D-MI), Vice Pres. Al Gore (D-TN), and Sen. Olympia Allen (D-HI). Though originally having a lead, Gore eventually fell behind in delegate count. Allen mostly focused on West Coast States, winning California, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii. Engel had diverse support across the country. Allen was the first of the three to drop out, endorsing Engel. Two months later, Al Gore dropped out and endorsed Engel. At the DNC, held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, obscure Former Governor of Florida Vivian Myers was chosen as Engel's running mate.

Summary of the 2000 General Election:

Though having a lead in the beginning of the campaign, Engel quickly began lagging behind Dixon, who proved to be a far superior campaigner. Engel failed in his strategy of spreading out his campaigning over multiple states. Engel campaigned mostly in Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Florida. Dixon, instead of campaigning in many spread out states, focused entirely in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida. The Presidential Debates had no clear winner, with Dixon coming out as having a strong domestic policy, while having weak foreign policy, while Engel showed the opposite. During the campaign, Engel gained a reputation of being condescending and smug, which was most prominently shown in the Presidential Debates. In Dixon's Running Mate George Voinovich won the Vice Presidential Debates, and virtually destroyed Governor Myers' during the debate. Dixon beat Engel in a 290-248 Race. Dixon won the popular vote by a slim margin. Dixon also won key battleground states, such as Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida by considerable margins. George Dixon was sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States on January 20, 2001; and George Voinovich as Vice President on January 20, 2001. Ever since the Presidential Election, Senator Engel has largely vanished from the national political scene, and has not attended a Senate Session since November 2000, as of May 2002.