Have there ever been a president of the United States of America that lost the electorial vote?

Question

But did win the popular vote.

Answer 1

The only President who won office without a majority of the electoral vote was John Quincy Adams in 1824. That year, no candidate won a majority of the electoral vote. When that happens, the Constitution says that the House of Representatives gets to decide from among the top 3 vote getters (Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and William Harris Crawford). Despite coming in 2nd place in both popular votes and electoral votes, Adams was selected by the House.

Answer 2

Just to correct what someone said earlier, Clinton received 370 electoral votes in 92 and 379 electoral votes in 96. Both well over the 270 needed for a majority.

Answer 3

There have been presidents elected with a plurality of the electoral vote (most electoral votes in a three or more candidate race) that received less than 1/2 of the electoral college. Clinton was one.

There was one president that never received any electoral votes before he served. That was Ford.

But, I don't think you can really say anyone was elected while loosing the electoral vote.

Added:
My bad. Clinton won with plurality of the popular vote but majority of the electoral vote. Thanks for correcting me, Mike.

Answer 4

No, it is impossible. You can lose the popular vote and still win the election, but you need a majority of the electoral college to win the presidency.

Answer 5

Several, 1824,1874,1878,2000. The person with the popular vote lost to the electoral college. In 1960 John Kennedy lost the popular vote until his father bought the ballot counters in W.Virginia. W.Va. came in after California and JFK won.

Answer 6

Al Gore

Answer 7

Gore won but the supreme court decided against the will of the people.