Answer:
In the 2000 presidential election, George Bush won the presidency despite losing the popular vote.
Step-by-step explanation:
Historians are saying that his were the closest elections in history.
Namely Bush won 271 of electoral voice, while Al Gore (candidate of Democrats) had 266 electoral votes.
On the other side Gore had around half of million more popular votes.
Still, as in United States electoral voice is deciding the outcome, Bush was the new president.