1876 United States Presidential Election

1872 Presidential Election - 1880 Presidential Election

Results
During Tilden's administration, there was a terrorist attack in the state of Florida that was soon determined to be an attack from the Spanish government. Tilden retaliated, thus causing the Spanish American War, which would soon affect other countries leading many to consider it the Great War. This war time boost led to Tilden gaining a boost in popularity, to contrast the Republicans haven't yet managed to recover from their disastrous performance in the 1872 election. During the Democratic primaries, Tilden was experiencing health problems and dropped out of the race for a period of time, in which Winfield Hancock was considered to be the front runner for the Democrats, but Tilden managed to recover his health and re-enter the race. The Republican primaries were a contest between former Republican nominee Abraham Lincoln, Former Ohio Governor Rutherford B. Hayes, and Alice Davies, relative to Mary Davies. Lincoln won the primary as the broadly popular figure, and would go on to face off against Tilden. Tilden's massive popularity and the Republicans' fractured reputation led to Tilden winning another large victory, with 200 more electors than Lincoln, however Lincoln was able to make up some notable ground from 1872.