In Louisiana, early unofficial tallies indicated that Tilden had carried the state by over 6000 votes, but the Republican-controlled returning board rejected the votes from several areas, with over 15,000 votes (more than 13,000 of which were for Tilden) being rejected for reasons of fraud and voter intimidation. As a result, Hayes won Louisiana's eight electoral votes, while Republican candidate Stephen B. Packard won the simultaneous election for Governor of Louisiana. In response, the Democratic Party instituted a rival state government under Francis T. Nicholls, and this rival administration, in turn, certified that Tilden had won.