Election in Georgia
Main article: 1876 United States presidential election
1876 United States presidential election in Georgia
Nominee
Samuel J. Tilden
Rutherford B. Hayes
Party
Democratic
Republican
Home state
New York
Ohio
Running mate
Thomas Hendricks
William A. Wheeler
Electoral vote
11
0
Popular vote
130,157
50,533
Percentage
72.03%
27.97%
County Results
Tilden
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
90-100%
Hayes
50-60%
60-70%
President before election
Ulysses S. Grant
Republican
Elected President
Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican
The 1876 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the wider United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors, to the electoral college , who voted for president and vice president .
Background [ ]
Reconstruction in Georgia ended in 1871.
Vote [ ]
The Tilden/Hendricks ticket carried the state by a margin of 44.06 on election day.
Results [ ]
United States presidential election in Georgia, 1876 [1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic
Samuel J. Tilden
130,157
72.03%
11
Republican
Rutherford B. Hayes
50,533
27.97%
0
References [ ]
Further reading [ ]
Hogan, Richard, “Resisting Redemption The Republican Vote in Georgia in 1876,” Social Science History , 35 (Summer 2011), 133–66.
Notes [ ]
State and district results of the 1876 United States presidential election
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See also
Presidential elections
Senate elections
House elections
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