Samuel Tilden, Democratic nominee for President
Samuel Tilden, Democratic nominee for President, won the popular vote in the 1876 election. The Electoral votes were contested because Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina submitted two sets of electoral votes to Congress. 15-member Electoral Commission settled the constitutional crisis, ruling Rutherford Hayes the victor
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