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In
1829, Nicholas Coleman defeated Adam Beatty 2,520 to
2,519 in the election for the member of the U.S. House
of Representatives from Kentucky's 2nd
Congressional District.
ONE
VOTE made Texas part of the United States
In
1868, one vote saved President Andrew Johnson from
impeachment
In
1882, Robert M. Mayo defeated George T. Garrison
10,505 to 10,504 in Virginia's election for U.S. House
of Representatives.
In
1941, one vote saved the selective service system-only
twelve weeks before Pearl Harbor
In
1981, Thomas Kean won the gubernatorial contest over
James Florio in New Jersey by less than one vote for
every third precinct (or 1677 votes).
In
1994, Republican Randall Luthi and Independent Larry
Call tied for the seat in the Wyoming House of
Representatives from the Jackson Hole area, with 1,941
votes each. A recount produced the same result. Mr.
Luthi was finally declared the winner when, in a
drawing before the State Canvassing Board, a PingPong
ball bearing his name was pulled from the cowboy hat
of Democratic Governor Mike Sullivan.
The
2000 Bush vs. Gore presidential election showed
Americans just how close results could be.
In
2002 Senator Tim Johnson of South Dakota kept his
Senate seat by beating Rep. John Thune by close to 500
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