He noted that the vote today was closer - a difference of four votes compared with five last year.
The news the following day reported a margin of 51% versus 49% - a difference of 65 votes.
The final vote is 160 against, 146 for, a difference of 14 votes.
That's a difference of only 129 votes, or .0045 percent.
And I already sent you a fax, because it's a difference of 1,000 votes.
A difference of less than two votes in each town would have changed the result of the election.
The difference of just a few votes - fewer than 100 in some cases - could mean the difference between victory and defeat.
The election was decided by a difference of 537 votes.
In any case, there is a difference of 130 votes.
Note that there is a difference of 100 votes between the party total and the overall total.