The Campaign Trail is a text based game that lets you play historical United States presidential elections through your browser. You can play 1860, 1916, 1976, and an old 2016 scenario for free, with other elections available with a paid account. The Campaign Trail - A Presidential Election Game
I won the majority of the popular vote and a landslide in the Electoral College in the 1976 scenario with Carter-Jackson (link). I thought the results were going to be much closer than they turned out.
Here's a much more narrow victory with Ford-Baker in 1976 (link). I won a narrow victory in the Electoral College while losing the popular vote by 1.3% and almost a million votes.
I won 1916 running a very Progressive campaign with Hughes-Burkett (link). I won a narrow victory in the Electoral College but lost the popular vote by 1.8%. Both Hughes and Wilson needed Kansas to win (it was Hughes 265 and Wilson 256 before Kansas was called, with 266 needed to win).
I lost 1916 with a slightly conservative Hughes-Fairbanks campaign (link). Although I solidly lost the popular vote by 3.2%, the Electoral College was tied 259-259 until California was called for Wilson. California was very close, with Wilson winning by only 0.15%.
I won 1916 with moderate Hughes-Fairbanks (link). I lost the popular vote by 2.2%, but Oregon and California went for me and I narrowly won the Electoral College.
I tied the Electoral College in 2016 with moderate Trump-Christie and was elected President by the House (link). I lost the popular vote by 2.5% though.
This 1860 election would be a real mess (link). Douglas-Seymour lost New York by a very narrow margin and won Missouri by a very narrow margin too. California was another very close state. If New York had gone for Douglas it would have sent the election to the House, which would have been yet another mess because it is supposed to vote for the top 3 candidates but Douglas and Bell would have tied.