1876 Presidential General Election Results

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Presidential
Candidate

Vice Presidential
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Electoral Vote

Rutherford Hayes

William Wheeler

Republican

4,034,142

47.92%

185

50.1%

Samuel Tilden

Thomas Hendricks

Democratic

4,286,808

50.92%

184

49.9%

Peter Cooper

Samuel Cary

Greenback

83,726

0.99%

0.0%

Other (+)

13,983

0.17%

0.0%

Total

8,418,659

369

Turnout

Maps

Data and Statistics:

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Results for an Individual State:

Election Notes:

Election Returns in OR, FL, SC, and LA were disputed. In a joint session of Congress on March 2, 1877 Hayes and Wheeler were declared elected as President and Vice President.
Electors from the state of Colorado were appointed by the state legislature (and not elected in a popular vote).