how many times has the electoral vote conflicted with the popular vote?

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llort · Answer

I can only think of Bush v. Gore right now. I think that was the first and only.

anonymous · Answer

Three Times, 1876, 1888, and 2000 [ Hayes, Harrison, and Bush]

anonymous · Answer

Four, actually:

John Quincy Adams lost by 44,804 votes to Andrew Jackson in 1824*
Rutherford B. Hayes lost by 264,292 votes to Samuel J. Tilden in 1876
Benjamin Harrison lost by 95,713 votes to Grover Cleveland in 1888
George W. Bush lost by 543,816 votes to Al Gore in the 2000 election

*decided by the House of Representatives