That's The Ticket:
A Parade of Presidential Elections
Republican Ticket  | |
| Presidential candidate: | RUTHERFORD B. HAYES, Ohio Governor |
| VP candidate: | WILLIAM WHEELER, New York Congressman |
| Popular votes: | 4,033,497 (48.0%) |
| Electoral votes: | 185 |
| Democratic Ticket | |
| Presidential candidate: | Samuel J. Tilden, New York Governor |
| VP candidate: | Thomas Hendricks, Indiana Governor |
| Popular votes: | 4,288,191 (51.0%) |
| Electoral votes: | 184 |
Election Facts
- A bipartisan Congressional Committee decided this election following disputes over vote tallies in four states.
- Hayes, who lost the popular vote, was granted the presidency in exchange for Southern political independence.
- This deal established a political system in which Northern Republican industrial interests dominated the executive branch while Southern Democratic agricultural interests controlled their own affairs.
- This led to racial segregation in the South.
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