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While he was able to claim the White House, many considered his election a fraud, and his power to rule was diminished. A deal was likely made that the two parties agreed to let Hayes win the election, but Democrats essentially ended Reconstruction when federal troops were removed from all Southern states. Precisely 20 electoral votes were in dispute because the states submitted double returns—one proclaiming Hayes the victor, the other Tilden. A Republican-biased electoral commission awarded all 20 electoral votes to the Republican Hayes, and he won by just one electoral vote. Hayes needed 20. James Garfield succeeded Hayes to the presidency after one term. After only four months, his life was cut short by an assassin’s bullet. Charles Guiteau, the killer, was so upset with Garfield for overlooking him for a political job that he shot the president in cold blood on the platform of the Baltimore and Potomac train station. 72.252.32.10 (talk) 19:36, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
