A former SNL cast member, this man was elected Minnesota Senator by 312 votes out of 2,887,646 cast in 2008.
Overshadowed by Florida, the New Mexico race in 2000 was just as close, with this man winning by 366 votes out of 598,605.
This future Governor was elected AG of Virginia in 2005 by 323 votes out of 1,943,250 cast.
Both the initial count and 1st recount showed this candidate trailing Dino Rossi in the 2004 race for Washington's Governor, but she won the 2nd recount by 133 votes.
In 2003, this man was elected President of self-governing Somaliland by 80 votes out of 488,543.
The Indiana 8th congressional race in 1984 was too close to call; after two recounts, the House declared this man the winner by 4 votes out of 233,286.
This man was propelled to the US Presidency in 2000 by 537 votes out of 5,962,657 Florida ballots.
This Russian legislator won a 2003 re-election to his district by just 5 votes out of 225,484.
Trying to return to the White House in 1892, this man took California's EVs by 147 ballots out of 269,609 cast, though one Elector still voted for his opponent.
This man won Maryland's 1832 popular vote by a 4 vote margin out of 38,316 ballots, but lost the US Presidency to Andrew Jackson.
In a 2012 French legislative election, this Socialist candidate won by just 39 votes out of 43,681 cast.
Just three Electoral Votes gave this man the White House over the former Secretary of State in 1796.
In its 1st presidential election as a state, Hawaii had 93% voter turnout and gave its EVs to this man by 115 votes out of 184,705 cast.
This future US President won his 1948 Texas Senate primary runoff by 87 votes out of 988,295.
In the 2000 Washington Senate election, this candidate defeated incumbent Slade Gorton by 2,229 votes out of 1,167,169 cast.
Roger Paquin eventually won a special election in Quebec in 1994 after the general election resulted in 16,536 votes each for him and this incumbent.
After appearing to lose on election night by 8 votes, this Republican 2012 Presidential hopeful actually won Iowa's caucuses by 34 votes out of 121,503.
Despite narrowly losing the popular vote, a special electoral commission made this man US President in 1876.
In 1912, running for an unprecedented 3rd term as US President, this Bull Moose won California's popular vote by 174 votes out of 677,944, but ultimately lost to Wilson.
It took 36 ballots for the House of Representatives to settle on this man as US President in 1800 after the EVs had him tied with Aaron Burr.
This man's only southern state win was Kentucky in 1896, where he beat William Jennings Bryan by 277 votes out of 445,928 cast.
After tying a seat race in the Swiss federal election and winning a computer-run lottery, this candidate lost to Marco Romano in a manual lottery.
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