Question

Research another election where the popular vote did not determine the presidency. Describe the situation surrounding one of those elections and the outcome of the election. (Hint: There are five instances of this in history

Answer 1

Another election is quite recent and it happened in 2000. In the elections between Al Gore, the Democratic candidate, and George Bush, the Republican candidate, the popular vote went to Al Gore, but the winner of the elections was George Bush because of the electoral votes. The elections were narrow and Florida votes were deciding on who the president would be. There was a lot of controversy and recounting and also the fact that Florida governor was Jeb Bush, George's brother, so many naturally accused them of rigging it. It went to the Supreme court and the votes were after a close struggle awarded to George Bush who became the president.

Answer 2

Here are the five examples of this throughout history.

-Donald J. Trump who lost by 2.9 million votes to Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.

-George W. Bush who lost by 543,816 votes to Al Gore in the 2000 election.

-Benjamin Harrison who lost by 95,713 votes to Grover Cleveland in 1888

-Rutherford B. Hayes who lost by 264,292 votes to Samuel J. Tilden in 1876

-John Quincy Adams who lost by 44,804 votes to Andrew Jackson in 1824