Question

Congress's response to the disputed results from Louisiana. Florida and South Carolina in the 1876 presidential election was to ___________.

• A. Hold a new election in those states
• B. Have the Supreme Court decide the winner
• C. Have the House make the decision as to who had won those states and thus the election
• D. Create a special Electoral Commission
• E. Demand Grant pick his successor

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Create a special Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission was established on January 29th, 1877 to resolve the issue of the election dispute of 1876. Both the Democrat Samuel J Tilden and Republican Rutherford B. Hayes having the same votes, claimed victory over the other. Therefore, a electoral commission was established which voted in the favor of Hayes.