When George W. Bush defeated Al Gore in the electoral college in 2000, after having lost the popular tally to the Democrat by 500,000 votes, it was only the fourth time such an outcome has happened in American history.
The others were John Quincy Adams defeat of Andrew Jackson in 1824, Rutherford B. Hayes triumph over Samuel Tilden in 1876, and Benjamin Harrisons victory against incumbent president Grover Cleveland in 1888).