1876 United States presidential election in North Carolina

The 1876 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. North Carolina voters chose 10 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[2]

Main article: 1876 United States presidential election

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1876

November 7, 1876
Turnout	21.83% 6.41 pp[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 10 0 Popular vote 125,427 108,484 Percentage 53.62% 46.38%
President before election Ulysses S. Grant Republican Elected President Rutherford B. Hayes Republican

North Carolina 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 53.62% of the popular vote, against Rutherford B. Hayes, the governor of Ohio (R-Ohio), running with Representative William A. Wheeler, with 46.38% of the vote.[2]

This is the only occasion when Unionist, high-altitude Mitchell County has ever voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate.[3]

Results

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1876[2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Samuel J. Tilden of New York	Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana	125,427	53.62%	10	100.00%
	Republican	Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio	William A. Wheeler of New York	108,484	46.38%	0	0.00%
Total				233,911	100.00%	10	100.00%

References

1. "1876 Presidential Election Results North Carolina turnout".
2. "1876 Presidential Election Results North Carolina".
3. Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 265-271 ISBN 0786422173