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During the presidential election of 1876 who received the popular votes

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Samuel J. Tilden had the popular vote at 4 228 546 or 50.9%, but lost to Rutherford B. Hayes, who had 4 034 331 votes, or 47.9%.
Rutherford won because he received 185 electoral votes to Tilden's 184.
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