1876 United States presidential election in Minnesota

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1876 United States presidential election in Minnesota
Flag of Minnesota (1893-1957).svg
  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 vote50
Popular vote72,95548,587
Percentage58.80%39.16%

Minnesota Presidential Election Results 1876.svg
County Results

President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

The 1876 United States presidential election in Minnesota 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.

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Minnesota voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes, over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes won the state by a margin of 19.64%.

With 58.80% of the popular vote, Minnesota was Hayes' fifth strongest victory by percentage of the popular vote, after Vermont, Nebraska, Kansas and Rhode Island. [1]

Results

1876 United States presidential election in Minnesota [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio William A. Wheeler of New York 72,95558.80%5100.00%
Democratic Samuel J. Tilden of New York Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana 48,58739.16%00.00%
Greenback Peter Cooper of New York Samuel Fenton Cary of Ohio 2,3891.93%00.00%
Prohibition Green Clay Smith of Kentucky Gideon T. Stewart of Ohio 1440.12%00.00%
Total124,075100.00%5100.00%

See also

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 - Minnesota".