The election of George W. Bush and Al Gore was the lowest margin of victory.
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Because he won by a big margin, he was able to pass legislation.
Bush did beat Algore in 2000 US presidential elections with a very narraow victory in Florida even though Algore was ahead in totoal popular vote but Bush won more electoral vote thanks to his narrow margin (and controversal) victory in Florida.
The confidence interval radius determines the margin of error. If you want more information visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margin_of_error
The 1964 presidential election was won by one Lyndon B. Johnson, who had taken over in the presidency when Kennedy was assassinated. Barry Goldwater was the other major candidate. He carried six states, and lost by quite a wide margin.
Eisenhower did not lose his re-election, he served two full terms. He actually had a record win with 58% popular vote and he won over 41 states.