1876 United States presidential election in Kansas

1876 United States presidential election in Kansas

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Nominee Rutherford B. Hayes Samuel J. Tilden Peter Cooper Party Republican Democratic Greenback Home state Ohio New York New York Running mate William A. Wheeler Thomas A. Hendricks Samuel Fenton Cary Electoral vote 5 0 0 Popular vote 78,324 37,902 7,770 Percentage 63.10% 30.53% 6.26%

County Results Hayes   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Tilden   50–60%

President before election Ulysses S. Grant Republican Elected President Rutherford B. Hayes Republican

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

Kansas voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes, over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes won the state by a margin of 32.57%.

With 63.10% of the popular vote, Kansas would be Hayes' third strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont and Nebraska. ^[1] With 6.26% of the popular vote, the state would also prove to be Greenback candidate Peter Cooper's best performing state.

Results

1876 United States presidential election in Kansas [2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio	William A. Wheeler of New York	78,324	63.10%	5	100.00%
	Democratic	Samuel J. Tilden of New York	Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana	37,902	30.53%	0	0.00%
	Greenback	Peter Cooper of New York	Samuel Fenton Cary of Ohio	7,770	6.26%	0	0.00%
	Prohibition	Green Clay Smith of Kentucky	Gideon Tabor Stewart of Ohio	110	0.09%	0	0.00%
	Anti-Masonic	James Walker of Illinois	Donald Kirkpatrick of Kansas	23	0.02%	0	0.00%
	N/A	Others	Others	5	<0.01%	0	0.00%
Total				124,134	100.00%	5	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Kansas

References

1. "1876 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
2. "1876 Presidential General Election Results - Kansas".