Election in Illinois
Main article: 1876 United States presidential election
1876 United States presidential election in Illinois
Nominee
Rutherford B. Hayes
Samuel J. Tilden
Party
Republican
Democratic
Home state
Ohio
New York
Running mate
William A. Wheeler
Thomas A. Hendricks
Electoral vote
21
0
Popular vote
278,232
258,611
Percentage
50.20%
46.66%
County Results
Hayes
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Tilden
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
President before election
Ulysses S. Grant
Republican
Elected President
Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican
The 1876 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election . Voters chose 21 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Illinois voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes , over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden . Hayes won the state by a narrow margin of 3.54%.
Results [ ]
1876 United States presidential election in Illinois[1]
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Popular vote
Electoral vote
Count
%
Count
%
Republican
Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio
William A. Wheeler of New York
278,232
50.20%
21
100.00%
Democratic
Samuel J. Tilden of New York
Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana
258,611
46.66%
0
0.00%
Greenback
Peter Cooper of New York
Samuel Fenton Cary of Ohio
17,207
3.10%
0
0.00%
Anti-Masonic
James Walker of Illinois
Donald Kirkpatrick of New York
177
0.03%
0
0.00%
Total
554,227
100.00%
21
100.00%
See also [ ]
United States presidential elections in Illinois
References [ ]
State and district results of the 1876 United States presidential election
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