The relevant parts of that wiki article: > 200 additional votes for Johnson were discovered, leading to his victory by 87 votes out of 1 million voters. > Ada

The relevant parts of that wiki article: > 200 additional votes for Johnson were discovered, leading to his victory by 87 votes out of 1 million voters. > Adams noticed that the last 200 ballots were different from the rest. The color of the ink and handwriting used on the tally sheet appeared to be identical, and they were in alphabetical order. > Supreme Court Justice, Hugo Black, ruled that the federal government was not allowed to get involved with a state election. This ruling won Johnson the election