He won the popular and electoral vote.
Actually he didn't win the popular vote and thought he had lost the election. In a nutshell, he became president when he was able to broker a "backroom" deal with the Democrats.
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford b Hayes
The Republican candidate for President in 1876 was Rutherford B. Hayes.
Rutherford B. Hayes