Election of 1876

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:election
gptkbp:administrative_division Marked by efforts to reconcile North and South
gptkbp:campaigns Focused on corruption in the Grant administration
Promised to end Reconstruction
gptkbp:controversy Disputed electoral votes
gptkbp:date 1876
gptkbp:election_year 185
Tilden received more votes than Hayes
gptkbp:historical_analysis Often viewed as one of the most controversial elections in U. S. history
gptkbp:historical_context Post-Civil War America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Election of 1876
gptkbp:impact Set a precedent for future contested elections
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of Strong in urban areas
gptkbp:judicial_review Disputed electoral votes were settled by the Supreme Court
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future electoral processes and reforms.
gptkbp:negotiated_by gptkb:Compromise_of_1877
gptkbp:notable_inductees gptkb:Rutherford_B._Hayes
gptkb:Samuel_J._Tilden
gptkbp:outcome Rutherford B. Hayes won
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:political_position Highly polarized between Republicans and Democrats
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Election_of_1872
gptkbp:reform Election reforms were proposed after the election
Hayes' policies aimed to heal the nation
gptkbp:result Hayes became president after a deal with Democrats
gptkbp:significance End of Reconstruction
gptkbp:state gptkb:Florida
gptkb:Louisiana
gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:Election_of_1880
gptkbp:supports Strong in rural areas
gptkbp:voter_turnout 165
184
Disenfranchisement of African Americans
Low voter turnout in the South
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Martin_Van_Buren
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3