1876 United States presidential election in Illinois

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1876 United States presidential election in Illinois
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  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 vote210
Popular vote278,232258,611
Percentage50.20%46.66%

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County Results

President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

The 1876 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Illinois voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes, over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes won the state by a narrow margin of 3.54%.

Results

1876 United States presidential election in Illinois [1]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio William A. Wheeler of New York 278,23250.20%21100.00%
Democratic Samuel J. Tilden of New York Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana 258,61146.66%00.00%
Greenback Peter Cooper of New York Samuel Fenton Cary of Ohio 17,2073.10%00.00%
Anti-Masonic James Walker of Illinois Donald Kirkpatrick of New York 1770.03%00.00%
Total554,227100.00%21100.00%

See also

References

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