How many electoral votes did Florida have in the 2000 presidential election?

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U.S. presidential election of 2000 — Bush v. Gore A Florida judge examining a challenged vote at an operations center in Plantation, Florida, during a recount of the state's U.S. presidential election ballots, 2000.

In the 2000 presidential election, Florida had 25 electoral votes. The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Bush v. Gore effectively awarded these 25 votes to George W. Bush, which secured his victory in the United States presidential election of 2000.12