4 inconclusive Electoral College results that challenged our democracy

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4 inconclusive Electoral College results that challenged our democracy

Although the four inconclusive electoral outcomes initially resulted in chaos, the runners-up ultimately accepted the outcomes.

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Braun, Carol Moseley (1947- )

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(1958) Orval E. Faubus, “Speech on School Integration”

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(1846) Lewis Richardson, “I am Free From American Slavery” 1846

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