1876 United States presidential election in Illinois

1876 United States presidential election in Illinois
	November 7, 1876
	November 7, 1876
President before election; Ulysses S. Grant; Republican	Elected President ; Rutherford B. Hayes; Republican

The 1876 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Illinois voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes, over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes won the state by a margin of 3.54%.

Results

1876 United States presidential election in Illinois[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio	William A. Wheeler of New York	278,232	50.20%	21	100.00%
	Democratic	Samuel J. Tilden of New York	Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana	258,611	46.66%	0	0.00%
	Greenback	Peter Cooper of New York	Samuel Fenton Cary of Ohio	17,207	3.10%	0	0.00%
	Anti-Masonic	James Walker of Illinois	Donald Kirkpatrick of New York	177	0.03%	0	0.00%
Total				554,227	100.00%	21	100.00%

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References

"1876 Presidential General Election Results - Iliinois".

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