President Bartlett starts campaigning for re-election.
Donna, Toby and Josh continue on their return trip to Washington. The Dow continues on its downward spiral. Students are killed by an explosion.
While part of the president's team try to figure out a plan for college education, others work on aquiring lawyers to look into a possible assassination attempt.
The president takes on both the Idaho bombers and negotiations for a debate with his Republican candidate rival.
As the President prepares for a debate at a North Carolina convention center, the staff recalls their first few weeks in The White House. Joey Lucas warns that the President will likely lose New Hampshire. And an Israeli air strike in Qumar demands the President's full attention.
Amidst the backdrop of President Bartlet's final debate, the gang plays a practical joke on Toby and Sam makes a career altering decision.
Election night finally arrives and the staff deals with personal issues as they count exit poll results. Sam is deeply concerned with the race in Orange County and Toby worries how Andy's pregnancy will affect them both professionally.
As the White House celebrates the President's victory, the staff ponders Sam's political fate and ultimately decides that he should run for the seat in Orange County. Meanwhile, Jack is called into the Situation Room to discuss a coup in Venezuela.
The ruler of Iran secretly asks Bartlet to allow his son into the US for a surgical procedure.
Sam prepares for his campaign in California; CJ handles a reporter upset with his assigned press seat.
A staffer is visited by his estranged father, among other surprise visits; Will and the President have an uncomfortable moment; a large snowstorm arrives.
The staff comes up against heavy resistance in trying to get a Foreign Aid bill passed.
CJ goes home for her 20th reunion and deals with her ailing father and an appealing classmate.
Tensions both domestic and abroad force the President's inaugural address to be a constant work in progress.
The staff bounces between two issues: the need for military action in Africa and putting together the inaugural address.
The President debates unveiling a tax cut while helping Sam's bid for office. A US military campaign in Africa draws his attention as well.
Toby is enlisted for Sam's election campaign. The President keeps abreast of the developments in Africa, specifically the captured Marines.
Toby's involvement with a chemical company comes under the microscope. The President is asked to veto a foreign aid bill with an anti-abortion add-on.
The President and members of his team, as well as reporters, are stuck aboard an inflight Air Force One with possibly faulty landing gear.
The White House goes into a lockdown condition when an unknown assailant fires on it. Josh interviews a potential associate counsel.
The new White House Attorney stumbles upon a secret that revealed, endangers high ranking White House officials.
The President prepares a speech for his daughter's graduation. Terrorists escape custody. Charlie contemplates fulfilling a promise made when he was seeing Zoey.
The President tries to balance both a personal and a national crisis as war seems imminent.