Question 1 • (AG Q4) American History 8: 25-26 (AHostetler)
The presidential election of 1876 was disputed because Democrat Samuel Tilden won the popular vote, while Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was declared the winner after contested electoral votes were resolved by a commission. The controversy was settled through the Compromise of 1877. Therefore, the correct choice is 1876.
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