Question

8. Rutherford B. Hayes was declared the winner of the 1876 presidential election after he

O won the popular vote.
O won the electoral vote by a landslide.
O made a compromise with the Democrats.
won an election in the House of Representatives.

Answer 1

Rutherford B. Hayes won the 1876 presidential election after winning the electoral vote by a slim margin. The election outcome was disputed and a special electoral commission was established to resolve the issue.

Step-by-step explanation:

Rutherford B. Hayes was declared the winner of the 1876 presidential election after winning the electoral vote by a slim margin of one vote. The election was hotly contested and disputed returns in three states -- Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina -- threw the outcome into doubt. To resolve the issue, a special electoral commission was established, which ultimately declared Hayes as the winner.

Answer 2

3rd option

Step-by-step explanation:

"An informal deal was struck to resolve the dispute: the Compromise of 1877, which awarded all 20 electoral votes to Hayes; in return for the Democrats' acquiescence to Hayes' election, the Republicans agreed to withdraw federal troops from the South, ending Reconstruction."