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imagine a nation on the edge of its seat the outcome of a presidential election hanging by a thread this isn't just a story it's American history from nail-biting finishes to disputed results the US has seen its share of Incredibly Close presidential elections in 2000 the Florida recount dragged on for weeks with George W bush ultimately winning by a mere 537 votes the 2016 election saw Donald Trump Victorious by a slim margin of just over 70,000 votes across three key States but even closer were the 1876 and 1888 elections in 1876 Rutherford B Hayes edged out Samuel Tien by a single electoral vote after months of controversy and a special electoral Commission in 1888 Benjamin Harrison lost the popular vote but won the presidency with 233 electoral votes to Grover Cleveland's