Rutherford B

Rutherford B. Hayes won the 1876 election despite losing the popular vote because

A) his overwhelming support was concentrated in one region, the South, while his opponent enjoyed more moderate support across the country.
B) like most states, Florida awards its Electoral College vote in a winner-take-all format, giving him all of the state's votes despite winning by a razor-thin majority.
C) the House of Representatives awarded him the election when the Electoral College could not produce a majority.
D) a special commission of senators, representatives, and a Supreme Court justice declared him the winner.
E) he was able to convince three faithless electors to switch their support from his opponent to him.