1888 was another election where the winner of the popular vote did not become President.Democratic incumbent Grover Cleveland had won the popular vote by a margin of 0.8% (90,596 out of 11,383,320 votes). Despite this slim popular victory

The 2000 Presidential Election was the most recent election where the popular vote winner was not elected. George W. Bush, son of former President George H.W. Bush, ran on the Republican ticket against Democratic candidate, and the sitting Vice President,

Many Americans woke up surprised to discover that the 2000 Presidential Election wasn't over. The final margin in Florida, before the machine recount, was reported to be in favor of Governor Bush by 1,784 votes, out of nearly 6 million votes cast

The controversial 1800 election was just like Bush v. Gore — only worse, because the Constitution was only 11 years old and unproven when the crisis hit. In the early Republic, electoral-college delegates voted for two candidates;