<P> Ulysses S. Grant Republican </P> <P> Rutherford B. Hayes Republican </P> <P> The United States presidential election of 1876 was the 23rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1876 . It was one of the most contentious and controversial presidential elections in American history, and is known for being the catalyst for the end of Reconstruction . Republican nominee Rutherford B. Hayes faced Democrat Samuel Tilden . After a controversial post-election process, Hayes was declared the winner . </P> <P> After President Ulysses S. Grant declined to seek a third term despite previously being expected to do so, Congressman James G. Blaine emerged as the front - runner for the Republican nomination . However, Blaine was unable to win a majority at the 1876 Republican National Convention, which settled on Governor Hayes of Ohio as a compromise candidate . The 1876 Democratic National Convention nominated Governor Tilden of New York on the second ballot . </P>

Who became president after the 1876 presidential election