Samuel J. Tilden had the popular vote at 4 228 546 or 50.9%, but lost to Rutherford B. Hayes, who had 4 034 331 votes, or 47.9%. Rutherford won because he received 185 electoral votes to Tilden's 184.<span />
The first cause of the decline of Byzantine Empire was the Arab wars. In the west side of Byzantium conflicts rose and began to cause trouble for the Empire.
