1876 United States presidential election in Michigan

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1876 United States presidential election in Michigan
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  1872 November 7, 1876 1880  

All 11 Michigan votes to the Electoral College
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Nominee Rutherford B. Hayes Samuel J. Tilden
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio New York
Running mate William A. Wheeler Thomas A. Hendricks
Electoral vote110
Popular vote166,901141,685
Percentage52.41%44.49%

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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 Michigan took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 [1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Michigan was won by the Republican nominee Rutherford B. Hayes by an almost 8% margin, defeating Democratic candidate Samuel J. Tilden and taking the state's eleven electoral votes. [2]

Results

1876 United States presidential election in Michigan
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rutherford B. Hayes 166,901 52.41%
Democratic Samuel J. Tilden 141,68544.49%
Greenback Peter Cooper 9,0232.83%
Prohibition Green Smith 7660.24%
Anti-Secret SocietyJames B. Walker750.02%
Total votes401,186 100%

See also

References

  1. "1876 Election for the Twenty-Third Term (1877-1881)" . Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  2. "1876 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan" . Retrieved April 3, 2018.