1876 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

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1876 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
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  1872 November 7, 1876 1880  
Turnout72.3% [1] Increase2.svg 10.3 pp
  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 vote130
Popular vote150,064108,777
Percentage57.80%41.90%

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President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

The 1876 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Massachusetts voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes, over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes won the state by a margin of 15.90%.

Results

1876 United States presidential election in Massachusetts [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio William A. Wheeler of New York 150,06457.80%13100.00%
Democratic Samuel J. Tilden of New York Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana 108,77741.90%00.00%
N/AOthersOthers7790.30%00.00%
Total259,620100.00%13100.00%

See also

References

  1. Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
  2. "1876 Presidential General Election Results - Massachusetts".