1876 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

The 1876 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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1876 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

November 7, 1876
Turnout	72.3%[1] 10.3 pp
Nominee Rutherford B. Hayes Samuel J. Tilden Party Republican Democratic Home state Ohio New York Running mate William A. Wheeler Thomas A. Hendricks Electoral vote 13 0 Popular vote 150,064 108,777 Percentage 57.80% 41.90%
President before election Ulysses S. Grant Republican Elected President Rutherford B. Hayes Republican

Massachusetts voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes, over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes won the state by a margin of 15.90%.

Results

1876 United States presidential election in Massachusetts[2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio	William A. Wheeler of New York	150,064	57.80%	13	100.00%
	Democratic	Samuel J. Tilden of New York	Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana	108,777	41.90%	0	0.00%
	N/A	Others	Others	779	0.30%	0	0.00%
Total				259,620	100.00%	13	100.00%

References

1. Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
2. "1876 Presidential General Election Results - Massachusetts".