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Jan 21, 2020 · The results of the U.S. presidential election of 1876 were a mess. A Democratic candidate had emerged with the lead in the popular vote, but 19 electoral votes from four states were in dispute.
- Sarah Pruitt
In the presidential election of 1876, Democrat Samuel Tilden ran against Republican Rutherford B. Hayes. At the end of election day, no clear winner emerged because the outcomes in South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana were unclear.
Apr 25, 2024 · United States presidential election of 1876, disputed American presidential election held on November 7, 1876, in which Republican Rutherford B. Hayes defeated Democrat Samuel J. Tilden. Tilden led Hayes by more than 260,000 popular votes, and preliminary returns showed Tilden with 184 electoral votes (one shy of the majority needed to win the ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Presidential Election of 1876. In the centenary year of the Declaration of Independence, a deeply troubled American Republic went to the polls to elect a new president. A close and bitter election followed, fought in the shadow of scandal and fraud.
Nov 7, 2022 · EXPLAINER. Why the 1876 election was the most divisive in U.S. history. Allegations of voter fraud and intimidation. A back-room deal. The Hayes-Tilden election was so controversial it spawned...
Jan 5, 2021 · What sets the election of 1876 apart from the election of 2020 the most is that lawmakers had ample evidence of widespread voter repression against newly enfranchised African Americans in the...
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Nov 21, 2023 · The 1876 presidential election was one of the most consequential elections in U.S. history. Confusion over who won and allegations of voter fraud and confusion marked this election.
