The statements that correctly describes the election of 1876 was that
- Samuel Tilden, the Democratic candidate, won the popular vote.
- The disputed electoral votes were in South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana.
In this election, Samuel Tilden was the democrat candidate against the republican Rutherford Hayes. Samuel won this election by the popular vote but Rutherford Hayes won the electoral votes by 185 to 184.
The results from the three states of South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana were full of disputes.
Both of the candidates claimed victory in these states due to the confusing nature of the results.
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