1876 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

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1876 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
Flag of Wisconsin (1866-1913).png
  1872 November 7, 1876 (1876-11-07) 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 vote100
Popular vote130,070123,930
Percentage50.57%48.19%

Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin was held on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. State voters chose ten electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Republican Party candidate Rutherford B. Hayes won Wisconsin with 50.57% of the popular vote, winning the state's ten electoral votes. [1] Samuel J. Tilden's share of 48.19% was the largest for a Democrat in Wisconsin since Franklin Pierce won the state in 1852 and would remain so until Franklin D. Roosevelt's landslide victory in 1932. [lower-alpha 1]

Participating in its first election after its establishment in 1875, Taylor County voted for Tilden; this would be the only time until 1944 that Taylor County would not vote for the statewide winner.

Results

General Election Results [2] [3]
PartyPledged toElectorVotes
Republican Party Rutherford B. HayesC. B. Solberg130,070
Republican Party Rutherford B. Hayes J. H. Foster 130,068
Republican Party Rutherford B. HayesJohn H. Knapp130,066
Republican Party Rutherford B. Hayes C. M. Sanger 130,066
Republican Party Rutherford B. HayesT. D. Lang130,065
Republican Party Rutherford B. Hayes T. D. Weeks 130,065
Republican Party Rutherford B. HayesCharles Luling130,057
Republican Party Rutherford B. Hayes Francis Campbell 130,013
Republican Party Rutherford B. Hayes W. H. Hiner 129,815
Republican Party Rutherford B. HayesDaniel L. Downs125,168
Democratic Party Samuel J. Tilden S. A. White 123,930
Democratic Party Samuel J. Tilden W. W. Corning 123,929
Democratic Party Samuel J. Tilden John Black 123,926
Democratic Party Samuel J. TildenJohn Lawler123,926
Democratic Party Samuel J. Tilden W. E. Rowe 123,923
Democratic Party Samuel J. Tilden W. C. Silverthorn 123,922
Democratic Party Samuel J. TildenMons Anderson123,920
Democratic Party Samuel J. Tilden Conrad Krez 123,913
Democratic Party Samuel J. Tilden Herman Naber 123,910
Democratic Party Samuel J. Tilden Samuel Ryan Jr. 123,883
Republican Party Rutherford B. HayesJ. H. Miner [lower-alpha 2] 4,886
Greenback Party Peter CooperWilliam Orledge1,509
Greenback Party Peter CooperGeorge W. Lee1,498
Greenback Party Peter CooperPeter Houston1,197
Greenback Party Peter CooperE. H. Benton1,196
Greenback Party Peter CooperG. P. Martin1,196
Greenback Party Peter CooperT. P. Matthews1,196
Greenback Party Peter CooperJames Montgomery1,196
Greenback Party Peter CooperS. S. Hills1,195
Greenback Party Peter CooperJ. P. Kepler1,195
Greenback Party Peter CooperH. Greve1,194
Greenback Party Peter CooperGeorge Esterly153
Greenback Party Peter CooperH. W. Remington153
Greenback Party Peter Cooper E. P. Allis 151
Greenback Party Peter CooperW. W. Field151
Greenback Party Peter CooperU. D. Mibill151
Greenback Party Peter CooperC. D. Parker151
Greenback Party Peter CooperE. C. Stilson151
Greenback Party Peter CooperE. S. Miner142
Republican Party Rutherford B. HayesW. H. Miner [lower-alpha 3] 136
Communist [lower-alpha 4] William Frankforth32
CommunistC. Koegel32
CommunistA. Owen31
CommunistEdwin Peterslider32
CommunistCarl Reinsweber32
CommunistHerman Sanders32
CommunistE. Schroeter32
CommunistH. Smith31
CommunistA. Voight32
CommunistFrederick Voightlauder32
Anti-Secret SocietyJames B. WalkerGeorge Cowley29
Anti-Secret SocietyJames B. WalkerS. A. Gilley29
Anti-Secret SocietyJames B. WalkerWilliam Hawlyn29
Anti-Secret SocietyJames B. WalkerW. D. Lathrop29
Anti-Secret SocietyJames B. WalkerC. R. Morrison29
Anti-Secret SocietyJames B. WalkerJ. Parish29
Anti-Secret SocietyJames B. WalkerA. Shambaugh29
Anti-Secret SocietyJames B. WalkerD. Varney29
Anti-Secret SocietyJames B. WalkerJ. Shaw29
Anti-Secret SocietyJames B. WalkerW. W. Arnes28
Prohibition Party Green Clay SmithH. H. G. Brandt27
Prohibition Party Green Clay SmithA. B. Dodge27
Prohibition Party Green Clay SmithD. N. Gilfillan27
Prohibition Party Green Clay SmithWilliam Goodell27
Prohibition Party Green Clay SmithE. Prouty27
Prohibition Party Green Clay SmithJ. Smith27
Prohibition Party Green Clay SmithE. W. Stevens27
Prohibition Party Green Clay SmithWilliam Swick27
Prohibition Party Green Clay SmithEphraim Wilcox27
Prohibition Party Green Clay SmithJ. N. Woodruff27
Write-in Scattering1,587
Votes cast [lower-alpha 5] 257,184

Results by county

County [2] [3] Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican
Samuel J. Tilden
Democratic
Peter Cooper
Greenback
All Others [lower-alpha 6]
Various
MarginTotal votes cast [lower-alpha 7]
# %# %# %# %# %
Adams 98168.46%44230.84%70.49%30.21%53937.61%1,433
Ashland 10936.58%18963.42%00.00%00.00%-80-26.85%298
Barron 64471.48%25728.52%00.00%00.00%38742.95%901
Bayfield 8653.75%7446.25%00.00%00.00%127.50%160
Brown 2,70542.59%3,64757.41%00.00%00.00%-942-14.83%6,352
Buffalo 1,18648.61%1,16247.62%50.20%873.57%240.98%2,440
Burnett 28591.05%288.95%00.00%00.00%25782.11%313
Calumet 1,01232.06%2,14567.94%00.00%00.00%-1,133-35.89%3,157
Chippewa 1,59547.34%1,77452.66%00.00%00.00%-179-5.31%3,369
Clark 1,25563.10%66033.18%743.72%00.00%59529.91%1,989
Columbia 3,53258.49%2,49341.28%100.17%4 [lower-alpha 8] 0.07%1,03917.20%6,039
Crawford 1,35545.79%1,60454.21%00.00%00.00%-249-8.42%2,959
Dane 5,43548.60%5,72651.21%190.17%2 [lower-alpha 9] 0.02%-291-2.60%11,182
Dodge 3,28233.57%6,36165.06%40.04%1301.33%-3,079-31.49%9,777
Door 1,09564.60%59635.16%30.18%10.06%49929.44%1,695
Douglas 4640.71%6759.29%00.00%00.00%-21-18.58%113
Dunn 2,03368.24%89430.01%391.31%130.44%1,13938.23%2,979
Eau Claire 2,26655.63%1,78543.83%220.54%00.00%48111.81%4,073
Fond du Lac 4,84545.83%5,66053.54%00.00%670.63%-815-7.71%10,572
Grant 4,72359.33%3,19840.17%300.38%100.13%1,52519.16%7,961
Green 2,60148.81%1,73532.56%1232.31%87016.33%86616.25%5,329
Green Lake 1,73953.46%1,51446.54%00.00%00.00%2256.92%3,253
Iowa 2,65152.86%2,34846.82%160.32%00.00%3036.04%5,015
Jackson 1,50766.15%71831.52%532.33%00.00%78934.64%2,278
Jefferson 2,87440.99%4,13458.96%00.00%30.04%-1,260-17.97%7,011
Juneau 1,71453.68%1,45845.66%200.63%1 [lower-alpha 10] 0.03%2568.02%3,193
Kenosha 1,61252.94%1,43147.00%10.03%10.03%1815.94%3,045
Kewaunee 56125.33%1,65474.67%00.00%00.00%-1,093-49.35%2,215
La Crosse 2,64451.09%2,48147.94%340.66%16 [lower-alpha 11] 0.31%1633.15%5,175
Lafayette 2,42450.89%2,29948.27%100.21%300.63%1252.62%4,763
Lincoln 7122.47%17455.06%7122.47%00.00%-103-32.59%316
Manitowoc 2,70040.80%3,90859.05%00.00%100.15%-1,208-18.25%6,618
Marathon 66826.83%1,79672.13%220.88%40.16%-1,128-45.30%2,490
Marquette 69538.46%1,11261.54%00.00%00.00%-417-23.08%1,807
Milwaukee 10,00245.25%12,02554.40%60.03%720.33%-2,023-9.15%22,105
Monroe 2,25849.33%2,03044.35%2896.31%00.00%2284.98%4,577
Oconto 1,81360.49%1,17439.17%00.00%100.33%63921.32%2,997
Outagamie 1,85933.77%3,60865.54%380.69%00.00%-1,749-31.77%5,505
Ozaukee 58318.95%2,48080.60%130.42%10.03%-1,897-61.65%3,077
Pepin 83667.64%39431.88%60.49%00.00%44235.76%1,236
Pierce 2,13567.33%98531.06%190.60%321.01%1,15036.27%3,171
Polk 1,01972.94%36225.91%161.15%00.00%65747.03%1,397
Portage 1,85550.78%1,79449.11%30.08%10.03%611.67%3,653
Racine 3,56055.28%2,88044.72%00.00%00.00%68010.56%6,440
Richland 2,03752.99%1,59141.39%461.20%1704.42%44611.60%3,844
Rock 5,70766.46%2,81432.77%630.73%30.03%2,89333.69%8,587
Sauk 3,39560.45%2,20139.19%00.00%20 [lower-alpha 12] 0.36%1,19421.26%5,616
Shawano 58240.00%87360.00%00.00%00.00%-291-20.00%1,455
Sheboygan 3,22446.77%3,64352.84%190.28%80.12%-419-6.08%6,894
St. Croix 1,77549.79%1,73648.70%541.51%00.00%391.09%3,565
Taylor 24049.38%24650.62%00.00%00.00%-6-1.23%486
Trempealeau 2,36073.00%79024.44%581.79%25 [lower-alpha 13] 0.77%1,57048.56%3,233
Vernon 2,76569.26%1,11727.98%1102.76%00.00%1,64841.28%3,992
Walworth 4,21267.88%1,97031.75%20.03%21 [lower-alpha 14] 0.34%2,24236.13%6,205
Washington 1,32129.72%3,04768.55%410.92%360.81%-1,726-38.83%4,445
Waukesha 3,12948.27%3,33551.45%170.26%1 [lower-alpha 15] 0.02%-206-3.18%6,482
Waupaca 2,64262.27%1,59237.52%90.21%00.00%1,05024.75%4,243
Waushara 2,08078.55%54820.69%100.38%100.38%1,53257.85%2,648
Winnebago 5,09153.21%4,42646.26%380.40%130.14%6656.95%9,568
Wood 65944.14%74549.90%895.96%00.00%-86-5.76%1,493
Total130,07050.57%123,93048.19%1,5090.59%1,6750.65%6,1402.39%257,184

Counties that flipped from Liberal Republican to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

Notes

  1. While both Grover Cleveland in 1892 and Woodrow Wilson in 1912 won Wisconsin, they did so with pluralities less than the share received by Tilden in 1876.
  2. Appears to have replaced Daniel L. Downs on some Republican ballots
  3. Appears to have been a misspelling of W. H. Hiner on some Republican ballots in Jefferson County
  4. This is not the same as communist parties of the 20th century
  5. Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  6. These votes are Scattering unless otherwise noted
  7. Based on highest elector on each ticket
  8. 3 for Walker, 1 for Smith
  9. 1 for Communist
  10. 1 for Smith
  11. 15 for Communist
  12. 16 for Communist, 4 for Walker
  13. 25 for Smith
  14. 21 for Walker
  15. 1 for Walker

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References

  1. "1876 Presidential General Election Results – Wisconsin" . Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Wisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the Votes polled for Electors of President and Vice President of the United States at a General Election held in the several Towns, Wards and Election Precincts in the State of Wisconsin, on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday, being the 7th day of November, 1876
  3. 1 2 Wisconsin Secretary of State. "Appendix "M"". Annual Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Wisconsin for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 1877. Madison, Wisconsin. pp. 196–203.