Bush. The election in this race would turn into a "Florida fiasco" controversy. Many Americans felt that the election was not legitimate because Al Gore should have won the 2000 presidential election. He received 500,000 more votes than Bush. He won the popular vote. The electoral vote gave Bush a small margin of victory. They thought the machine counted the ballots incorrectly because the votes were too close. Florida law decided to recount the ballots. The percentage of black voters was inaccurate. Florida's voting system misinterpreted non-felons as felons and appeared on the "felon list" so they could not vote. Millions of people were restricted from voting in the polls. Democrats demanded a hand count of ballots. Most Republicans were voting officials and they eliminated overseas ballots because of the deadline. This disqualified their ballots, which reduced the votes for Al Gore. This reduced his chances of winning the 2000 presidential election. The votes ultimately resulted in a Bush victory by 537 votes. This election was the first in United States history where the Supreme Court was the final decision-making body.