6 nov 1876 ano - Election of 1876
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A presidential election that placed Ohio Republican Rutherford B. Hayes as the 19th president over New York Democrat Samuel J. Tilden. It was notable due to the highly contested results and the controversial deals that resulted from it. The first electoral vote count put Tilden at 184 and Hayes at 165, with 20 votes from three states (FL, LA, SC) in dispute, which were the only Southern states still under Republican control. To settle the dispute, a special electoral commission of 15 was created, comprised of five Congressmen, five Senators, and five Supreme Court justices. 7 were Democrats, and 8 were Republicans (though one was ostensibly independent). They voted along party lines to award all three states to Hayes, winning him the presidency by one vote. Meanwhile, the Compromise of 1877 was struck, guaranteeing Democratic cooperation in Congress in return for the removal of troops from the South. It is uncontested that Tilden won the popular vote but lost the presidency, one of only five times in the country's history to happen.
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