1876 United States presidential election in Tennessee Turnout 17.70% 3.47 [ 1] County results
Tilden
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Hayes
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Unknown/No Vote
The 1876 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election . Tennessee voters chose twelve representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president . [ 2]
Tennessee was won by Samuel J. Tilden , the former governor of New York (D –New York ), running with Thomas A. Hendricks , the governor of Indiana and future vice president, with 59.79% of the popular vote, against Rutherford B. Hayes , the governor of Ohio (R -Ohio ), running with Representative William A. Wheeler , with 40.21% of the vote. [ 2]
This election was the last when the Unionist Highland Rim counties of Henderson and Wayne voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. [ 3]
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