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the 1866 elections were mostly about who should control the reconstruction Rutherford b. Hayes won the popular vote and removed federal troops from the south this deal singled the end of the reconstruction This answer describes the Presidential election of 1876. The 1866 election was the Congressional mid-term election of the Andrew Johnson administration.
The president's election that marked the end of Reconstruction was Rutherford Hayes. It was during the Presidential Election of 1876.
The Compromise of 1877 was the event that ended Reconstruction. The compromise did more than just end Reconstruction, it also settled the 1876 Presidential election dispute and removed federal troops from the South.
The Compromise of 1877 refers to the unwritten and informal deal that ended the Reconstruction Era. The unwritten deal is what settled the 1876 United States disputed presidential elections.
Following the presidential election of 1876, Southern Democrats were able to negotiate the end of Reconstruction with Republicans in Congress because the electoral college could not declare a clear winner, sending the decision to the House of Representatives. In order for the Republican candidate to win, the Republicans agreed to end Reconstruction in 1877.