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Yes, in 1876 3 states submitted 2 sets of electors. The conflict raged on for months. Finally Congress appointed a 15-member commission composed of 10 members of Congress and 5 Supreme Court justices to decide which slate of electoral votes to accept. The commission voted 8-7, on party lines, to accept the entire slate of Republican electors for all 3 states. The Republican won the electoral college 185-184 and was elected as President. To cool tensions, he promised to serve only one term.