US Election 1876 Map
The 1876 election was razor-thin. Rutherford B. Hayes, the Republican, narrowly defeated Democrat Samuel J. Tilden. Tilden won the popular vote, but contested results in several Southern states flipped the outcome. Geographically, the map shows a divided nation. Hayes carried most of the North, while Tilden dominated the South.
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The 1876 Presidential Election map illustrates one of the most contentious and legally complex contests in American history. This election featured a massive jump in voter turnout and a nearly equal split in the Electoral College between Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) and Samuel J. Tilden (Democrat).
States and Electoral Votes
|
State |
Total Votes |
Hayes (R) |
Tilden (D) |
|
New York |
35 |
0 |
35 |
|
Pennsylvania |
29 |
29 |
0 |
|
Ohio |
22 |
22 |
0 |
|
Illinois |
21 |
21 |
0 |
|
Missouri |
15 |
0 |
15 |
|
Indiana |
15 |
0 |
15 |
|
Massachusetts |
13 |
13 |
0 |
|
Kentucky |
12 |
0 |
12 |
|
Tennessee |
12 |
0 |
12 |
|
Virginia |
11 |
0 |
11 |
|
Georgia |
11 |
0 |
11 |
|
North Carolina |
10 |
0 |
10 |
|
Alabama |
10 |
0 |
10 |
|
Michigan |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Wisconsin |
10 |
10 |
0 |
|
Iowa |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
New Jersey |
9 |
0 |
9 |
|
Maryland |
8 |
0 |
8 |
|
Texas |
8 |
0 |
8 |
|
Mississippi |
8 |
0 |
8 |
|
Louisiana |
8 |
8* |
0 |
|
South Carolina |
7 |
7* |
0 |
|
California |
6 |
6 |
0 |
|
Connecticut |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Arkansas |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Maine |
7 |
7 |
0 |
|
West Virginia |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
New Hampshire |
5 |
5 |
0 |
|
Vermont |
5 |
5 |
0 |
|
Minnesota |
5 |
5 |
0 |
|
Kansas |
5 |
5 |
0 |
|
Rhode Island |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Florida |
4 |
4* |
0 |
|
Delaware |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Nebraska |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Nevada |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Oregon |
3 |
3* |
0 |
|
Colorado |
3 |
3 |
0 |
*Indicates states with disputed returns that were ultimately awarded to Hayes.
Election Summary
- The Winner: Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) won by a single electoral vote (185 to 184).
- The Popular Vote: Samuel J. Tilden (Democrat) won the popular vote with 51% (4,300,590) compared to Hayes’s 48% (4,036,298).
- The Dispute: Twenty electoral votes (from FL, LA, SC, and one from OR) were contested due to allegations of fraud and intimidation. An Electoral Commission eventually awarded all 20 to Hayes.
- New State: Colorado (3) participated in its first election, having joined the Union just months prior in August 1876.