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1876 Winning the Election by Refusing to Certify the Vote & Throwing Out Results
The initial vote counts for three states were incredibly close in the days after the November 7 Election of 1876. In South Carolina, Republican Rutherford…
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Nov. 8, 1876: White Richmonders Celebrate the Election of Tilden as President
Nerves were on edge as the balloting ended in the highly contested Election of 1876 between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel Tilden. The…
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