TIL in the 1876 US election, disputed votes nearly led to a second civil war. Democrat Samuel Tilden won the popular vote, but an Electoral Commission awarded the presidency to Rutherford B. Hayes. In exchange for a Hayes win, federal troops were withdrawn from the South, ending Reconstruction.
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United States presidential election of 1876 | Tilden vs. Hayes, Electoral Crisis, Compromise, & Results | Britannica
United States presidential election of 1876 was a disputed American presidential election in which Republican Rutherford B. Hayes defeated Democrat Samuel J. Tilden.Encyclopedia Britannica
