CMV: The 2020 US Presidential Election is the first time in US History that a candidate has been elected President with less popular votes than their opponent but still won the election.

I think I've researched this topic as much as I can for the time being. It seems to be the case that this is the first time where a candidate lost the popular vote but still won the presidential election. This should very much be the case, because over the years, the United States of America has made changes to laws and rules to make the election system as fair as possible. <br><br>**In this thread, I'd love for you to convince me that this is not the first time this has happened.** <br><br>Additional context:<br><br>* The first president elected in this fashion was John Quincy Adams back in 1824 (Adams received less votes than Andrew Jackson and William H. Crawford)<br>* In 1828, Andrew Jackson beat the incumbent president John Quincy Adams by winning a majority of the popular and electoral votes.<br>* In 1876, the candidate that won the popular vote, Samuel J. Tilden, lost the election because of a controversy of votes in 3 states (South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana) that were electoral votes that were stolen from Tilden. <br>* In 1888, Benjamin Harrison won the US Presidential Election through a win of the electoral votes despite losing the popular vote to Grover Cleveland.<br>* In 2000, Al Gore lost the 2000 US Presidential Election to George W. Bush despite winning the popular vote. <br><br>So what I want to see from you is: where I am wrong in my claim that this 2020 US Presidential Election is the first time a president has been elected in this fashion.