The difference was one vote. Samuel Tilton had 184. Ruther B. Hayes had 185. Why did that happen? Because when the voting was over And Tilden had 184, he needed 185. Rutherford Hayes had 165 [votes] and there were 20 disputed votes sitting in three states, Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina. And when the House of Representatives couldn't figure out what to do, they appointed a 15 member commission to study the issue, meet with the candidates and make a recommendation. (38:33–38:42)
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Asserts that Rutherford Hayes had 165 votes with 20 disputed votes in Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina.
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