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==Later Contested Elections==
While the 19th century was known for sometimes fractious and contested elections that sometimes were drawn out, after this time elections were relatively less dramatic or were simply settled more clearly through the electoral college. Among the most controversial elections in the 20th century for president was the 1960 election. This was the closest election in the 20th century, where Richard Nixon (Republican) competed against John F. Kennedy (Democratic). Texas and Illinois allowed Kennedy to win, where he only received 100,000 more votes in total (or 0.2 of the electorate) to defeat Nixon. What made it controversial was the close race, where voter fraud was widely speculated by the Republicans. Southern Texas and Chicago became the focus of the controversy and accusations of the Richard Daley, then mayor of Chicago, using the political machine to turn out voters, including possibly deceased individuals supposedly casting votes, led to Republicans crying foul. While prominent Republicans were calling for an investigation into election tampering and fraud, Nixon ultimately chose not to pursue and legal challenges. Instead, he focused on running in another election (1968), which he won in a landslide.
==General and Common Concerns==
