1876 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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1876 United States presidential election in Louisiana
Louisiana Pelican Flag 1861.svg
  1872 November 7, 1876 1880  
  President Rutherford Hayes 1870 - 1880 Restored (cropped).jpg SamuelJonesTilden.jpg
Nominee Rutherford B. Hayes Samuel J. Tilden
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio New York
Running mate William A. Wheeler Thomas A. Hendricks
Electoral vote80
Popular vote75,31570,508
Percentage51.65%48.35%

Louisiana Presidential Election Results 1876.svg
Parish Results

President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

The 1876 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Louisiana voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes, over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes won the state by a narrow margin of 3.30%.

This would be the final presidential election until Dwight D. Eisenhower won the state in 1956 where a Republican presidential candidate would win Louisiana.

Results

1876 United States presidential election in Louisiana [1]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio William A. Wheeler of New York 75,31551.65%8100.00%
Democratic Samuel J. Tilden of New York Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana 70,50848.35%0100.00
Total145,823100.00%8100.00%

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References

  1. "1876 Presidential General Election Results - Louisiana".