The 2000 Presidential election brought national attention to electoral rules, outdated v...

The 2000 Presidential election brought national attention to electoral rules, outdated voting equipment, and plurality voting. After 35 days of controversy, and a Supreme Court decision, George Bush gained Florida’s 25 disputed electoral votes, giving him 271 votes in the Electoral College to Al Gore’s 266. Thus, George Bush became the President of the United States despite securing only 47.87% of the popular vote. According to the Federal Election Commission, the top four candidates for United States President in 2000 received the following vote totals.

Suppose the plurality with elimination method had been used in the 2000 presidential election. In each round, eliminate the candidate with the lowest vote total and redistribute their votes to the other candidates until a majority of votes for one candidate has been achieved.

Suppose 93.9% of the Buchanan voters would vote for Bush, 3.9% would vote for Gore, and 2.2% would vote for Nader if Buchanan were not in the race; and that 53.1% of the Nader supporters would vote for Bush, and 46.9% would vote for Gore if Nader were not in the race. Who would have won the election and what percentage of the popular vote would that candidate have received?