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United States presidential election, 1876 (view source)
Revision as of 13:37, July 16, 2009
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The election was the first since the civil war which was highly contested. The Republicans chose popular Ohio Governor, [[Rutherford B. Hayes]], as their candidate. The Democrats chose popular New York Governor, [[Samuel J. Tilden]], for theirs. The campaign was hard fought and filled with slanders, although both candidates did not approve of the name-calling that took place throughout the campaign. <ref> [[Encyclopedia of Presidents, Rutherford B. Hayes]], by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1989. </ref> The election results showed:
The election was the first since the civil war which was highly contested. The Republicans chose popular Ohio Governor, [[Rutherford B. Hayes]], as their candidate. The Democrats chose popular New York Governor, [[Samuel J. Tilden]], for theirs. The campaign was hard fought and filled with slanders, although both candidates did not approve of the name-calling that took place throughout the campaign.<ref>''Encyclopedia of Presidents'', Rutherford B. Hayes, by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1989.</ref> The election results showed:
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