What was problematic about the 1876 presidential election? A. One of Grant’s staff members ran for president, even though he’d been accused of taking bribes.
B. Tilden won the popular vote, Hayes narrowly won the electoral vote, and votes in four states were disputed.
C. The Republican Party was divided between Grant’s followers and the Liberal Republicans.
D. Hayes won the popular vote, Tilden narrowly won the electoral vote, and Florida’s voting results were disputed.

B. Tilden won the popular vote, Hayes narrowly won the electoral vote, and votes in four states were disputed.

Explanation:

Why is it B you ask?

Simple. It is B because on Nov. 7 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes faced Democrat Samuel J. Tilden. It was one of the most contentious presidential elections in American history, and gave rise to the Compromise of 1877 by which the Democrats conceded the election to Hayes in return for an end to Reconstruction and the withdrawal of federal troops from the South. After a controversial post-election process, Hayes was declared the winner with a total of 185 electoral votes, and Samuel was super close with a total of a whopping 184 electoral votes.