The 1876 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose 29 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Pennsylvania voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes, over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes won Pennsylvania by a narrow margin of 2.37%.
Results[]
1876 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania[1][2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Republican
Rutherford B. Hayes
384,184
50.62%
29
Democratic
Samuel J. Tilden
366,204
48.25%
0
Greenback
Peter Cooper
7,204
0.95%
0
Temperance
Green Clay Smith
1,318
0.17%
0
Anti-Masonic
James Walker
83
0.01%
0
Totals
758,993
100.0%
29
See also[]
List of United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania