hiː mˌeɪhɐv lˈɔst ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt ᵻlˈɛkʃən, bˌʌt ðɛɹwˌɜː sˌoʊ mˈɛni ɪɹˌɛɡjʊlˈæɹᵻɾiz ðæt kˈɑːŋɡɹəs θɹˈuː ɪɾ ˈaʊt ænd ɐ sˈɛkənd ᵻlˈɛkʃən wʌz hˈɛld.
He may have lost the 1868 election, but there were so many irregularities that Congress threw it out and a second election was held.