Election in North Carolina
Main article: 1876 United States presidential election
United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1876 Turnout 21.83% 6.41 pp [1]
Nominee
Samuel J. Tilden
Rutherford B. Hayes
Party
Democratic
Republican
Home state
New York
Ohio
Running mate
Thomas A. Hendricks
William A. Wheeler
Electoral vote
10
0
Popular vote
125,427
108,484
Percentage
53.62%
46.38%
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 North Carolina took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election . North Carolina voters chose 10 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for the president and vice president .[2]
North Carolina was won by Samuel J. Tilden , the former governor of New York (D –New York ), running with Thomas A. Hendricks , the governor of Indiana and future vice president, with 53.62% of the popular vote, against Rutherford B. Hayes , the governor of Ohio (R -Ohio ), running with Representative William A. Wheeler , with 46.38% of the vote.[2]
This is the only occasion when Unionist , high-altitude Mitchell County has ever voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate.[3]
Results [ ]
United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1876[2]
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Popular vote
Electoral vote
Count
%
Count
%
Democratic
Samuel J. Tilden of New York
Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana
125,427
53.62%
10
100.00%
Republican
Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio
William A. Wheeler of New York
108,484
46.38%
0
0.00%
Total
233,911
100.00%
10
100.00%
Results by county [ ]
County
Samuel Jones Tilden Democratic
Rutherford Birchard Hayes Republican
Margin
%
#
%
#
%
#
Swain
90.71%
410
9.29%
42
81.42%
368
Catawba
80.78%
1,874
19.22%
446
61.55%
1,428
Caldwell
80.66%
1,193
19.34%
286
61.33%
907
Cleveland
78.55%
1,769
21.45%
483
57.10%
1,286
Alleghany
77.84%
527
22.16%
150
55.69%
377
Macon
73.19%
770
26.81%
282
46.39%
488
Watauga
71.63%
712
28.37%
282
43.26%
430
Jackson
71.41%
652
28.59%
261
42.83%
391
Currituck
71.37%
992
28.63%
398
42.73%
594
Alexander
71.09%
846
28.91%
344
42.18%
502
Onslow
70.54%
1,317
29.46%
550
41.08%
767
Haywood
70.29%
1,010
29.71%
427
40.57%
583
Stanly
69.15%
957
30.85%
427
38.29%
530
Yancey
69.01%
746
30.99%
335
38.02%
411
Union
68.25%
1,556
31.75%
724
36.49%
832
Tyrrell
68.20%
549
31.80%
256
36.40%
293
Burke
67.76%
1,215
32.24%
578
35.53%
637
Transylvania
66.04%
459
33.96%
236
32.09%
223
Iredell
65.96%
2,407
34.04%
1,242
31.93%
1,165
Columbus
65.02%
1,431
34.98%
770
30.03%
661
Rowan
64.10%
2,189
35.90%
1,226
28.20%
963
Gates
64.01%
909
35.99%
511
28.03%
398
Lincoln
63.95%
1,130
36.05%
637
27.90%
493
McDowell
63.94%
963
36.06%
543
27.89%
420
Cabarrus
63.90%
1,641
36.10%
927
27.80%
714
Duplin
63.66%
2,195
36.34%
1,253
27.32%
942
Clay
63.13%
315
36.87%
184
26.25%
131
Buncombe
62.67%
1,991
37.33%
1,186
25.34%
805
Carteret
61.83%
1,150
38.17%
710
23.66%
440
Gaston
60.53%
1,250
39.47%
815
21.07%
435
Wilson
60.38%
1,771
39.62%
1,162
20.76%
609
Davidson
60.30%
1,782
39.70%
1,173
20.61%
609
Davie
59.61%
1,036
40.39%
702
19.22%
334
Orange
59.28%
2,428
40.72%
1,668
18.55%
760
Harnett
59.25%
1,070
40.75%
736
18.49%
334
Pamlico
59.22%
745
40.78%
513
18.44%
232
Rockingham
58.99%
2,155
41.01%
1,498
17.99%
657
Hyde
57.79%
898
42.21%
656
15.57%
242
Mitchell
57.24%
747
42.76%
558
14.48%
189
Surry
57.19%
1,352
42.81%
1,012
14.38%
340
Ashe
56.71%
1,077
43.29%
822
13.43%
255
Johnston
56.38%
2,174
43.62%
1,682
12.76%
492
Mecklenburg
56.33%
3,417
43.67%
2,649
12.66%
768
Dare
56.27%
305
43.73%
237
12.55%
68
Nash
56.12%
1,716
43.88%
1,342
12.23%
374
Cherokee
56.11%
680
43.89%
532
12.21%
148
Sampson
55.75%
2,100
44.25%
1,667
11.49%
433
Stokes
55.50%
1,222
44.50%
980
10.99%
242
Camden
55.13%
683
44.87%
556
10.25%
127
Person
55.05%
1,211
44.95%
989
10.09%
222
Robeson
54.90%
2,117
45.10%
1,739
9.80%
378
Anson
54.84%
1,599
45.16%
1,317
9.67%
282
Polk
54.40%
408
45.60%
342
8.80%
66
Guilford
54.25%
2,334
45.75%
1,968
8.51%
366
Martin
53.70%
1,334
46.30%
1,150
7.41%
184
Rutherford
53.52%
1,278
46.48%
1,110
7.04%
168
Chatham
53.38%
2,141
46.62%
1,870
6.76%
271
Moore
53.15%
1,365
46.85%
1,203
6.31%
162
Randolph
53.06%
1,775
46.94%
1,570
6.13%
205
Pitt
52.99%
2,136
47.01%
1,895
5.98%
241
Beaufort
52.76%
1,723
47.24%
1,543
5.51%
180
Madison
52.43%
895
47.57%
812
4.86%
83
Cumberland
51.23%
2,230
48.77%
2,123
2.46%
107
Wayne
51.07%
2,284
48.93%
2,188
2.15%
96
Henderson
50.94%
784
49.06%
755
1.88%
29
Bladen
50.13%
1,397
49.87%
1,390
0.25%
7
Forsyth
49.45%
1,496
50.55%
1,529
-1.09%
-33
Granville
49.43%
2,047
50.57%
2,094
-1.13%
-47
Franklin
49.38%
1,873
50.62%
1,920
-1.24%
-47
Wake
49.28%
4,315
50.72%
4,441
-1.44%
-126
Alamance
49.03%
1,391
50.97%
1,446
-1.94%
-55
Brunswick
48.97%
1,002
51.03%
1,044
-2.05%
-42
Hertford
48.55%
1,020
51.45%
1,081
-2.90%
-61
Pender
48.35%
1,172
51.65%
1,252
-3.30%
-80
Richmond
48.11%
1,350
51.89%
1,456
-3.78%
-106
Wilkes
47.91%
1,384
52.09%
1,505
-4.19%
-121
Caswell
47.78%
1,493
52.22%
1,632
-4.45%
-139
Montgomery
46.32%
648
53.68%
751
-7.36%
-103
Greene
45.64%
896
54.36%
1,067
-8.71%
-171
Yadkin
45.45%
905
54.55%
1,086
-9.09%
-181
Perquimans
44.92%
832
55.08%
1,020
-10.15%
-188
Lenoir
44.63%
1,214
55.37%
1,506
-10.74%
-292
Chowan
43.83%
629
56.17%
806
-12.33%
-177
Jones
42.70%
597
57.30%
801
-14.59%
-204
Pasquotank
40.96%
849
59.04%
1,224
-18.09%
-375
Washington
40.78%
692
59.22%
1,005
-18.44%
-313
Bertie
40.49%
1,126
59.51%
1,655
-19.02%
-529
Northampton
39.39%
1,424
60.61%
2,191
-21.22%
-767
New Hanover
35.31%
1,634
64.69%
2,994
-29.39%
-1,360
Warren
34.67%
1,326
65.33%
2,499
-30.67%
-1,173
Halifax
34.28%
1,683
65.72%
3,226
-31.43%
-1,543
Craven
32.10%
1,289
67.90%
2,727
-35.81%
-1,438
Edgecombe
30.07%
1,652
69.93%
3,841
-39.85%
-2,189
Totals[a]
53.62%
125,427
46.38%
108,484
7.24%
16,943
Notes [ ]
^ No returns were canvassed for Graham County and voters in this county were presumably listed in neighbouring counties.
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