1876
1895
Era
Gilded Age
Industrialization, narrow margins, and patronage politics.
5 cycles in this era
Gilded Age
1876
Rutherford B. Hayes
Most disputed election ever; Hayes won despite losing popular vote; ended Reconstruction
Gilded Age1880
James A. Garfield
Closest popular vote ever (1,898 votes); Garfield was assassinated after just 6 months
Gilded Age1884
Grover Cleveland
First Democrat elected president since 1856; 'Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion' gaffe cost Blaine NY
Gilded Age1888
Benjamin Harrison
Cleveland won popular vote but lost Electoral College; became the only president to serve non-consecutive terms
Gilded Age1892
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland became the only president to serve non-consecutive terms; Populists won 22 electoral votes
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