After President Ulysses S. Grant declined to seek a third term despite previously being expected to do so , Congressman James G. Blaine emerged as the front-runner for the Republican nomination . However , Blaine was unable to win a majority at the 1876 Republican National Convention , which settled on Governor Hayes of Ohio as a compromise candidate . The 1876 Democratic National Convention nominated Governor Tilden of New York on the second ballot
1876 Democratic National Convention
1876 Democratic National Convention
1876 United States presidential election