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1876 who was the Democratic candidate that got the most popular votes of the people?
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoSamuel Tilden, the Democratic candidate from the state of New York, won the popular vote in the presidential election of 1876 but lost the electoral vote to Rutherford B. Hayes, the Republican from Ohio.
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∙ 12y agoSamuel J. Tilden
rebuplician was Rutherford b. Hayes
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In the Presidential election of 1876, who was the Democratic candidate that got the most popular votes of the people?
sam tilden
Which state gave the democratic candidate Bryan the smallest number of popular votes?
Delaware
Which state gave the democratic candidate (Bryan) the smallest number of popular votes?
Delaware
Which candidate wins the most votes?
The most popular candidate.
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Democratic Party candidate John F. Kennedy won the 1960 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate Richard Nixon. In the 1960 presidential election John F. Kennedy received 303 electoral votes, Richard Nixon received 219 electoral votes, and Harry Byrd received 15 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Kennedy 34,226,731 and Nixon 34,108,157.
Which state gave the democratic candidate Bryan the smallest number of votes?
Delaware
Which state gave the democratic candidate Bryan the smallest number of poplar of votes?
Delaware
How many popular votes did John McCain receive?
Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate John McCain. In the 2008 presidential election Barack Obama received 365 electoral votes and John McCain received 173 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Obama 69,297,997 and McCain 59,597,520.
Who received the most popular votes in the 1876 election?
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In 1876 what democrat got the most popular votes?
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