<P> The United States presidential election of 1876 was the 23rd quadrennial presidential election , held on Tuesday , November 7 , 1876 . It was one of the most contentious and controversial presidential elections in American history . The results of the election remain among the most disputed ever , although it is not disputed that Samuel J. Tilden of New York outpolled Ohio 's Rutherford B. Hayes in the popular vote . After a first count of votes , Tilden won 184 electoral votes to Hayes 's 165 , with 20 votes unresolved . These 20 electoral votes were in dispute in four states . In the case of Florida , Louisiana , and South Carolina , each party reported its candidate had won the state , while in Oregon one elector was replaced after being declared illegal for being an `` elected or appointed official '' . The question of who should have been awarded these electoral votes is the source of the continued controversy concerning the results of this election . </P>
<P> The United States presidential election of 1876 was the 23rd quadrennial presidential election , held on Tuesday , November 7 , 1876 . It was one of the most contentious and controversial presidential elections in American history . The results of the election remain among the most disputed ever , although it is not disputed that Samuel J. Tilden of New York outpolled Ohio 's Rutherford B. Hayes in the popular vote . After a first count of votes , Tilden won 184 electoral votes to Hayes 's 165 , with 20 votes unresolved . These 20 electoral votes were in dispute in four states . In the case of Florida , Louisiana , and South Carolina , each party reported its candidate had won the state , while in Oregon one elector was replaced after being declared illegal for being an `` elected or appointed official '' . The question of who should have been awarded these electoral votes is the source of the continued controversy concerning the results of this election . </P>
where did the election of 1876 take place
where did the election of 1876 take place
United States
United States