1876 United States presidential election in Minnesota
The 1876 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Minnesota voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes, over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes won the state by a margin of 19.64%.
With 58.80% of the popular vote, Minnesota was Hayes' fifth strongest victory by percentage of the popular vote, after Vermont, Nebraska, Kansas and Rhode Island.[1]
Results
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Republican | Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio | William A. Wheeler of New York | 72,955 | 58.80% | 5 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic | Samuel J. Tilden of New York | Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana | 48,587 | 39.16% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Greenback | Peter Cooper of New York | Samuel Fenton Cary of Ohio | 2,389 | 1.93% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Prohibition | Green Clay Smith of Kentucky | Gideon T. Stewart of Ohio | 144 | 0.12% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 124,075 | 100.00% | 5 | 100.00% |
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References
- "1876 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "1876 Presidential General Election Results - Minnesota".
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