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John Adams vs. Thomas Jefferson
The election in 1800 went to the House of Representatives after a voting mix-up left Thomas Jefferson and his vice presidential running mate Aaron Burr with the same number of electoral votes. It took the House 36 ballots and six days to declare Jefferson the winner. -
John Quincy Adams vs. Andrew Jackson
Despite losing the popular and electoral votes, John Quincy Adams became president. The election was known to some as the “Corrupt Bargain” after Adams named Henry Clay, the speaker of the House of Representatives—and the man who convinced Congress to elect Adams—to serve as secretary of state. -
Grover Cleveland vs. Benjamin Harrison
The Republicans wanted to defeat Grover Celeveland, president then. These elections witnessed a lot of dirty politics. The nominees are accused of buying votes, fraudulent activities, fake letters just to lead the Electoral College. Well, the Election Day turned out to be one of the most interesting ones. Poor Clevelan lost at that time by just 1% Margin however, he became president in the next elections and is one of the presidents who served two non- consecutive terms. -
Geroge Bush vs. Al Gore
The election in 2000 “resulted in the most bizarre vote count in American history,” said the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers. Al Gore narrowly won the popular vote, but lost in the Electoral College.
