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BUSH, George Walker

George Walker Bush

b. 6 Jul 1946, New Haven, Connecticut
Title: President of the United States of America
Term: 20 Jan 2001 - 20 Jan 2005
Chronology: 6 Nov 2000, electors appointed/popular voting
18 Dec 2000, elected by vote of the electors
20 Jan 2001, sworn in, West Front, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.
20 Jan 2005, 1st term expired
Term: 20 Jan 2005 -
Chronology: 2 Nov 2004, electors appointed/popular voting
13 Dec 2004, elected by vote of the electors
20 Jan 2005, sworn in, West Front, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Biography:

Born in the family of future President of the United States George H.W. Bush; founded the Bush Exploration (1975); involved in oil and gas business; unsuccessful candidate at election to the to the House of Representatives (1978); held management positions in several firms; elected Governor of Texas (1994); reelected (1998); served 17 Jan 1995 - 21 Dec 2000; narrowly won the presidential elections (2000), where Vice-President Albert Gore received majority in the popular vote, but 25 electoral votes from Florida eventually gave Bush a margin of 4 votes in the electoral colledge (Gore was refusing to recognize his defeat until 13 Dec 2000, but after almost two-month battle in the courts conceded).
Election results:
Candidate (party) Popular vote (6 Nov 2000) Electoral vote (18 Dec 2000)
George Walker Bush (Republican) 50,455,156 271
Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. (Democratic) 50,997,335 266
Ralph Nader (Green) 2,882,897 0
Patrick Joseph Francis Buchanan (Reform) 449,102 0
Harry Browne (Libertarian) 384,429 0
other 232,930 1 [1]
Candidate (party) Popular vote (2 Nov 2004) Electoral vote (13 Dec 2004)
George Walker Bush (Republican) 62,041,268 286
John Forbes Kerry (Democratic) 59,028,548 251
Ralph Nader (independent, Reform) 463,635 0
Michael J. Badnarik (Libertarian) 397,157 0
other 365,170 1 [2]
Sources and notes:
[1] In the District of Columbia, one Gore Elector abstained from voting.
[2] In Minnesota, one Kerry Elector cast a ballot for president with the name of "John Ewards" (sic) written on it. The Electoral College officials certified this ballot as a vote for John Edwards for president. The remaining nine electors cast ballots for John Kerry. All ten electors in the state cast ballots for John Edwards for Vice President.

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