1876 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

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1876 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

← 1872 November 7, 1876 1880 →
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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 29 0
Popular vote 384,184 366,204
Percentage 50.62% 48.25%

Pennsylvania Presidential Election Results 1876.svg
County Results

President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

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

References[]

  1. ^ "1876 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  2. ^ Humanities, National Endowment for the (1876-11-24). "The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, November 24, 1876, Image 2". ISSN 2166-1839. Retrieved 2021-11-10.


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