Presidential Election Controversies By willow.byham14 Mar 5, 1777 Rutherford B Hayes vs Samuel Tilden both sides were engaged in fraud Nov 5, 1824 John Quincy Adams vs Henry Clay "Corrupt Bargain" Nov 4, 1888 Grover Cleveland vs Benjamin Harrison supporters of Cleveland switched and voted for Harrison Dec 12, 2000 Bush vs Gore recount of the presidential votes