2000 United States presidential election

The 2000 United States presidential election was the 54th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Democratic nominee Ben Walker, the former Mayor of San Francisco, defeated Republican nominee Felix Quintos, the Governor of Ohio. It is, to date, one of the most lopsided presidential elections in American history, with Walker winning 479 out of 538 electoral votes.