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By Jonathon Greene
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Election of 1876 The Election of 1876 involved Rutherford B. Hayes, the Republican Governor of Ohio and Samuel J. Tilden, the Democratic Governor of New York.
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Rutherford B. Hayes Governor of Ohio Proud Military General for the Union Army Republican Candidate Hayes VP was William Wheeler Hayes was not the first Republican choice
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Samuel J. Tilden Governor of New York Bourbon Democrat Chairman of the Democratic State Committee He was a corruption fighter. Success as governor earned him the Presidential Nomination
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The Controversies Reconstruction Black Rights Corruption Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina Party Control Hard Economic Times
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RUTHERFORD B. HAYESSAMUEL J. TILDEN Protection of Black Rights Reform of the Civil Service Continued Reconstruction in the South Continued Military involvement in Florida, South Carolina and Louisiana “Vote as you shot” Segregation of Blacks Reconstruction of the south should be ended Military involvement in Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana “End corruption”
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Tilden won the popular vote. Tilden won the electoral vote with 184 votes and Hayes with 165. 20 votes were un-counted.
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Controversy Each candidate claimed that they won Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina. The Republican voters of these three states were subject to racial threats. Electoral Commission put in place. Hayes elected through the Compromise of 1877.
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The Election of 1936 The Election of 1936 involved incumbent Democratic President, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Republican Governor of Kansas, Alfred Landon.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Incumbent President Democratic Economic Activist Was Governor of New York “New Deal”
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Alfred Landon Governor of Kansas Republican Served in Army during WWI Against “New Deal”
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Depression Reform “New Deal” Party Control Economic Regulation Role on the world stage
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FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT ALFRED LANDON Government Economic Intervention For Pension Funds Wants the U.S. To hold a strong role in the world. Wants to continue previous government activities. Thinks the market should control the Economy, not the Government Against Pension Funds and the “New Deal” Believes strongly in Isolationism Wants to stop previous government activates such as the “New Deal”
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FDR the unanimous winner One of the largest landslides in American History FDR carried every state but Maryland and Vermont
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Hard Economic Times Role of Government Reconstruction
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Different types of Victory Different types of Issues wanted Pretty much everything else
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