Here Are 8 of the Closest Presidential Elections Ever

Every four years, the United States is engulfed in election fever. For the entire year, we watch Presidential candidates from both major parties get narrowed down to just two choices. why are we seeing the closest presidential race elections in US history currently? The obvious answer lies in the rising levels of political partisanship that we see today.

Then those two campaigns duke it out for the big prize — The White House.

Election year starts with a buzz that gradually grows into a crescendo on election night. Sometimes these Presidential races can get very nasty and downright entertaining.

This is especially true when the election is very close. Here are the eight (8) closest Presidential elections in United States History — starting from the widest among them to the narrowest.

*1880: James Garfield (R) vs Winfield Hancock (D)

President Garfield won by 59 electoral votes

*1888: Benjamin Harrison (D) vs Grover Cleveland (R)

President Harrison won by 37 electoral votes

*1884: Grover Cleveland (D) vs James Blaine (R)

President Cleveland won by 37 electoral votes

*1848: Zachary Taylor (Whig) vs Lewis Cass (D)

President Taylor won by 36 electoral votes

*1916: Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Hughes (R)

President Wilson won by 23 electoral votes\

*2000: George W. Bush (R) vs Al Gore (D)

President Bush won by 5 electoral votes

*1876: Rutherford B. Hayes (R) vs Samuel Tilden (D)

President Hayes won by 1 electoral vote

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