I vaguely recall a recent election in Old Crow, Yukon that was tied and recounted, still tied it went to a flip of the coin.... although not as contentious as Sierra-Leone et al, here are the votes cast for each of Yukon's electoral districts..... most were won by under 200 votes, one was within 8.
http://www.gov.yk.ca/leg-assembly/el...elections.html
it is a small jurisdiction, but it does show that each and every vote counts... (no comment here about the collegiate voting rules in the US....