The Election of 1876 in the United States
The Contested Presidential Election of 1876 The 1876 presidential election remained a tense issue even after the war. The political parties competed fiercely and paralyzed the nation politically, just like the Civil War had paralyzed the military. The disputed presidential election was held between Samuel J. Tilden of New York (Democrat) and Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio (Republican). Tilden got 184 Electoral College votes, which was one short of the

