1876 United States presidential election in Missouri

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1876 United States presidential election in Missouri
Flag of Missouri.svg
  1872 November 7, 1876 1880  
  SamuelJonesTilden.jpg President Rutherford Hayes 1870 - 1880 Restored (cropped).jpg
Nominee Samuel J. Tilden Rutherford B. Hayes
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Ohio
Running mate Thomas A. Hendricks William A. Wheeler
Electoral vote150
Popular vote202,086145,027
Percentage57.64%41.36%

Missouri 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 Missouri took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Missouri voted for the Democratic candidate, Samuel J. Tilden, over Republican candidate, Rutherford B. Hayes. Tilden won Missouri by a margin of 16.28%.

Results

1876 United States presidential election in Missouri [1]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Democratic Samuel J. Tilden of New York Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana 202,08657.64%15100.00%
Republican Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio William A. Wheeler of New York 145,02741.36%00.00%
Greenback Peter Cooper of New York Samuel Fenton Cary of Ohio 3,4971.00%00.00%
Total350,610100.00%15100.00%

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References

  1. "1876 Presidential General Election Results - Missouri". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved November 24, 2020.