1877 Liberian general election

1877 Liberian general election

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Presidential election

Nominee Anthony W. Gardiner Party TWP

President before election James Spriggs Payne Republican Elected President Anthony W. Gardiner TWP

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General elections were held in Liberia in 1877. Anthony W. Gardiner of the True Whig Party was the only candidate in the presidential elections,^[1] and was elected unopposed.^[2] Gardiner took office on 7 January 1878. The election began the century-long political dominance of the True Whig Party.