1876 United States presidential election in Indiana

The 1876 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Indiana voters chose fifteen representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[2]

Main article: 1876 United States presidential election
1876 United States presidential election in Indiana
November 7, 1876
Turnout25.65% 4.84[1]
 
Nominee Samuel J. Tilden Rutherford B. Hayes
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Ohio
Running mate Thomas A. Hendricks William A. Wheeler
Electoral vote 15 0
Popular vote 213,526 208,011
Percentage 48.65% 47.39%
President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

 Elected President

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

Elections in Indiana

Indiana 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 48.65% of the popular vote, against Rutherford B. Hayes, the governor of Ohio (R-Ohio), running with Representative William A. Wheeler, with 47.39% of the vote.[2]

The Greenback Party chose industrialist Peter Cooper and former representative Samuel Fenton Cary, received 3.93% of the vote. The Prohibition Party chose former representative Green Clay Smith and Gideon T. Stewart and received 0.03% of the vote.

As of the 2016 election, this is the only election in which the Republican candidate won the election without carrying Indiana.

Results
1876 United States presidential election in Indiana[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Samuel J. Tilden of New York Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana 213,526 48.65% 15 100.00%
Republican Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio William A. Wheeler of New York 208,011 47.39% 0 0.00%
Greenback Peter Cooper of New York Samuel Fenton Cary of Ohio 17,233 3.93% 0 0.00%
Prohibition Green Clay Smith of Kentucky Gideon T. Stewart of Ohio 141 0.03% 0 0.00%
Total 438,911 100.00% 15 100.00%

References
  1. "1876 Presidential Election Results Tennessee turnout".
  2. "1876 Presidential Election Results Indiana".


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