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Wheeler's independence from the political machine of Conkling appealed to enough delegates to obtain the vice presidential nomination.<ref name=senate.govbio/> The Hayes/Wheeler ticket in the general election obtained an electoral majority, though lost the popular vote. In the controversy that ensued, an electoral commission was established to determine the outcome; the resulting agreement gave the White House to Hayes and Wheeler in return for ending Reconstruction.<ref name=senate.govbio/>

Wheeler's independence from the political machine of Conkling appealed to enough delegates to obtain the vice presidential nomination.<ref name=senate.govbio/> The Hayes/Wheeler ticket in the general election obtained an electoral majority, though lost the popular vote. In the controversy that ensued, an electoral commission was established to determine the outcome; the resulting agreement gave the White House to Hayes and Wheeler in return for ending Reconstruction.<ref name=senate.govbio/>

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