I thought this would be interesting to do to see how modern elections would look.
() = original result
1972 :
Nixon/Agnew : 521 (520)
McGovern/Shriver : 16 (17)
1976 :
Carter/Mondale : 307 (297)
Ford/Dole : 230 (240)
1980 :
Reagan/Bush : 490 (489)
Carter/Mondale : 47 (49)
1984 :
Reagan/Bush : 526 (525)
Mondale/Ferraro : 11 (13)
1988 :
Bush/Quayle : 413 (426)
Dukakis/Bentsten : 124 (111)
1992 :
Clinton/Gore : 389 (370)
Bush/Quayle : 148 (168)
1996 :
Clinton/Gore : 387 (379)
Dole/Kemp : 150 (159)
2000 :
Gore/Lieberman : 275 (266)
Bush/Cheney : 262 (271)
2004 :
Bush/Cheney : 272 (286)
Kerry/Edwards : 265 (251)