What was problematic about the 1876 presidential election?

a) One of Grant's staff members ran for president, even though he'd been accused of taking bribes.

b) Tilden won the popular vote, Hayes narrowly won the electoral vote, and votes in four states were disputed.

c) The Republican Party was divided between Grant's followers and the Liberal Republicans

d) Hayes won the popular vote, Tilden narrowly won the electoral vote, and Florida's voting results were disputed.

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Diamond Gilbert

12 February, 16:30

What was problematic about the 1876 presidential election?

a) One of Grant's staff members ran for president, even though he'd been accused of taking bribes.

b) Tilden won the popular vote, Hayes narrowly won the electoral vote, and votes in four states were disputed.

c) The Republican Party was divided between Grant's followers and the Liberal Republicans

d) Hayes won the popular vote, Tilden narrowly won the electoral vote, and Florida's voting results were disputed.

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Kaelyn Sparks · Answer 1

The correct answer is B. In the 1876 presidential election, Tilden won the popular vote, Hayes narrowly won the electoral vote, and votes in four states were disputed.

Explanation:

The presidential elections of 1876 were the most disputed and intense in the electoral history of the United States of America. Samuel J. Tilden of New York defeated the Republican candidate, Rutherford B. Hayes from Ohio, in the popular vote. Thus, Tilden would receive 184 electoral votes against 165 of Hayes, but 20 votes, that came from the states of Florida, Louisiana and South Carolina, were not counted and were in dispute. Each party declared its voters as winners, but in Ohio a Democratic elector was dismissed from his position for holding a public office. Finally, Hayes assumed the presidency on March 4, 1877.