He gave some of it back, then held on to a slim margin.
Smart beat sentimental at the weekend box office, albeit by a slim margin.
Clark, like many Houstonians, believed HERO would stand, if by a slim margin.
In Virginia, Ken Cuccinelli, a conservative Republican supported by the Tea Party, lost the race for governor by a slim margin to Terry McAuliffe, a controversial Democratic fundraiser.
His A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) coalition won by a slim margin.
But Mr. Klaus later decided to run for the presidency and won by a slim margin in 2003.
In 2012, Washoe County went blue, voting for Barack Obama over Mitt Romney by a slim margin of around 6,000 votes.
CHIP SHOTS Tiger Woods, who tied for 24th, will remain No. 1 in the world ranking for a record 332nd week, by a slim margin.
While Latinos overwhelmingly voted for Barack Obama in 2008, he only won by a slim margin among Hispanic evangelicals.
The economy isn't necessarily a losing issue for Romney; after all, he trails Obama by only a slim margin.
Mr Giuliani, a former anti-Mafia prosecutor with a reputation for rudeness and results, beat the ineffectual incumbent, David Dinkins, by a slim margin.
