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Elections in Michigan |
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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.
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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rutherford B. Hayes | 166,901 | 52.41% | |
Democratic | Samuel J. Tilden | 141,685 | 44.49% | |
Greenback | Peter Cooper | 9,023 | 2.83% | |
Prohibition | Green Smith | 766 | 0.24% | |
Anti-Secret Society | James B. Walker | 75 | 0.02% | |
Total votes | 401,186 | 100% |
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