Basically, the election of 1876 put an end to the
Reconstruction movement.
In this election, neither the
Republican candidate, Rutherford B. Hayes, and the Democratic candidate, Samuel Tilden,
gained a clear cut victory. Tilden won the popular vote, but there was a dispute over
the electoral votes of four states. An electoral commission was eventually created to
resolve the impasse. The commission ended up declaring Hayes the winner but it is
widely believed that a deal was made in which Reconstruction was ended in exchange for
the Republicans getting the presidency.
After this
election, Reconstruction ended and it is generally said that the end came as a result of
the deal that resolved this disputed election.
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