T. A. Gardner
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Yep folks, that's right! This is not the first contested election in US history, and even isn't the most contentious. That award goes to the election of 1876.
It was the most contentious presidential election in American history, and gave rise to the Compromise of 1877 in which the Democrats conceded the election to Hayes in return for an end to Reconstruction and the withdrawal of federal troops from the South. After a controversial post-election process, Hayes was declared the winner.
There were four states with heavily contested election outcomes: Florida, Louisiana, S. Carolina, and Oregon. Rutherford Hayes, the winner got a minority of the vote too. The electoral vote was 185 to 184, Hayes winning by a single vote.
It was the most contentious presidential election in American history, and gave rise to the Compromise of 1877 in which the Democrats conceded the election to Hayes in return for an end to Reconstruction and the withdrawal of federal troops from the South. After a controversial post-election process, Hayes was declared the winner.
There were four states with heavily contested election outcomes: Florida, Louisiana, S. Carolina, and Oregon. Rutherford Hayes, the winner got a minority of the vote too. The electoral vote was 185 to 184, Hayes winning by a single vote.