The earliest that I can find using "stolen" is from 2004, it refers to both the 2004 and 2000 elections as stolen: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2004-11-0

The earliest that I can find using "stolen" is from 2004, it refers to both the 2004 and 2000 elections as stolen: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2004-11-05/electronic-voting-stolen-election-2004/ https://www.resilience.org/stories/2004-11-05/electronic-vot... Bonus points for also casting doubt on electronic voting machines :) A further reference from 2012 has the "stolen" language: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2012/06/yes-bush-v-gore-did-steal-the-election.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2012/06/yes-bush-v-gore-did-...