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Election in Ohio
The 1876 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 7, 1876 as part of the 1876 United States presidential election . State voters chose 22 electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Ohio was narrowly won by the Republican Party candidate and native son, Rutherford B. Hayes , with 50.21% of the popular vote. The Democratic Party candidate, Samuel J. Tilden , garnered 49.07% of the popular vote.[ 1] This marks the weakest performance in the Buckeye state for any victorious Republican candidate, seeing as no Republican has won the White House without carrying Ohio.Had Tilden won the state,he would have been elected president.
Results
Results by county
County
Rutherford B. Hayes [ 2] Republican
Samuel J. Tilden [ 2] Democratic
Various candidates[ 2] Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
Adams
2,141
45.47%
2,546
54.07%
22
0.47%
-405
-8.60%
4,709
Allen
2,481
41.23%
3,518
58.47%
18
0.30%
-1,037
-17.23%
6,017
Ashland
2,387
44.09%
3,021
55.80%
6
0.11%
-634
-11.71%
5,414
Ashtabula
6,771
74.31%
2,294
25.18%
47
0.52%
4,477
49.13%
9,112
Athens
3,413
60.19%
2,195
38.71%
62
1.09%
1,218
21.48%
5,670
Auglaize
1,521
29.90%
3,560
69.98%
6
0.12%
-2,039
-40.08%
5,087
Belmont
4,976
49.56%
5,024
50.03%
41
0.41%
-48
-0.48%
10,041
Brown
2,956
41.96%
4,068
57.74%
21
0.30%
-1,112
-15.78%
7,045
Butler
3,351
35.68%
6,029
64.20%
11
0.12%
-2,678
-28.52%
9,391
Carroll
2,060
56.94%
1,554
42.95%
4
0.11%
506
13.99%
3,618
Champaign
3,528
54.99%
2,872
44.76%
16
0.25%
656
10.22%
6,416
Clark
5,136
58.86%
3,542
40.59%
48
0.55%
1,594
18.27%
8,726
Clermont
3,848
47.06%
4,315
52.77%
14
0.17%
-467
-5.71%
8,177
Clinton
3,500
62.30%
2,048
36.45%
70
1.25%
1,452
25.85%
5,618
Columbiana
5,417
55.87%
4,000
41.25%
279
2.88%
1,417
14.61%
9,696
Coshocton
2,518
43.16%
3,312
56.77%
4
0.07%
-794
-13.61%
5,834
Crawford
2,312
34.54%
4,365
65.22%
16
0.24%
-2,053
-30.67%
6,693
Cuyahoga
18,198
55.21%
14,425
43.76%
340
1.03%
3,773
11.45%
32,963
Darke
3,577
43.38%
4,667
56.60%
1
0.01%
-1,090
-13.22%
8,245
Defiance
1,520
34.43%
2,888
65.41%
7
0.16%
-1,368
-30.99%
4,415
Delaware
3,237
52.25%
2,809
45.34%
149
2.41%
428
6.91%
6,195
Erie
3,158
49.40%
3,112
48.68%
123
1.92%
46
0.72%
6,393
Fairfield
2,770
37.57%
4,597
62.36%
5
0.07%
-1,827
-24.78%
7,372
Fayette
2,436
55.59%
1,874
42.77%
72
1.64%
562
12.83%
4,382
Franklin
7,557
44.36%
9,383
55.07%
97
0.57%
-1,826
-10.72%
17,037
Fulton
2,697
61.99%
1,597
36.70%
57
1.31%
1,100
25.28%
4,351
Gallia
3,202
58.07%
2,302
41.75%
10
0.18%
900
16.32%
5,514
Geauga
3,004
78.62%
808
21.15%
9
0.24%
2,196
57.47%
3,821
Greene
4,488
63.67%
2,494
35.38%
67
0.95%
1,994
28.29%
7,049
Guernsey
3,106
55.60%
2,460
44.04%
20
0.36%
646
11.56%
5,586
Hamilton
28,869
49.46%
29,451
50.46%
43
0.07%
-582
-1.00%
58,363
Hancock
2,811
46.59%
3,215
53.28%
8
0.13%
-404
-6.70%
6,034
Hardin
2,830
50.98%
2,702
48.68%
19
0.34%
128
2.31%
5,551
Harrison
2,564
55.55%
2,020
43.76%
32
0.69%
544
11.79%
4,616
Henry
1,527
38.36%
2,445
61.42%
9
0.23%
-918
-23.06%
3,981
Highland
3,341
50.06%
3,323
49.79%
10
0.15%
18
0.27%
6,674
Hocking
1,475
39.47%
2,259
60.45%
3
0.08%
-784
-20.98%
3,737
Holmes
1,241
28.12%
3,171
71.84%
2
0.05%
-1,930
-43.72%
4,414
Huron
4,504
59.37%
3,014
39.73%
68
0.90%
1,490
19.64%
7,586
Jackson
2,522
56.24%
1,954
43.58%
8
0.18%
568
12.67%
4,484
Jefferson
4,067
57.87%
2,922
41.58%
39
0.55%
1,145
16.29%
7,028
Knox
3,151
48.15%
3,301
50.44%
92
1.41%
-150
-2.29%
6,544
Lake
2,941
71.28%
1,141
27.65%
44
1.07%
1,800
43.63%
4,126
Lawrence
3,975
57.15%
2,949
42.40%
31
0.45%
1,026
14.75%
6,955
Licking
3,962
41.84%
5,473
57.79%
35
0.37%
-1,511
-15.96%
9,470
Logan
3,259
57.98%
2,286
40.67%
76
1.35%
973
17.31%
5,621
Lorain
5,187
65.28%
2,720
34.23%
39
0.49%
2,467
31.05%
7,946
Lucas
6,524
54.55%
5,155
43.10%
281
2.35%
1,369
11.45%
11,960
Madison
2,191
50.24%
2,145
49.19%
25
0.57%
46
1.05%
4,361
Mahoning
3,921
48.47%
3,691
45.62%
478
5.91%
230
2.84%
8,090
Marion
1,918
42.23%
2,603
57.31%
21
0.46%
-685
-15.08%
4,542
Medina
3,119
58.39%
2,192
41.03%
31
0.58%
927
17.35%
5,342
Meigs
3,962
58.67%
2,773
41.06%
18
0.27%
1,189
17.61%
6,753
Mercer
1,128
28.39%
2,840
71.48%
5
0.13%
-1,712
-43.09%
3,973
Miami
4,388
55.40%
3,509
44.31%
23
0.29%
879
11.10%
7,920
Monroe
1,462
27.72%
3,805
72.15%
7
0.13%
-2,343
-44.43%
5,274
Montgomery
7,921
46.82%
8,971
53.02%
27
0.16%
-1,050
-6.21%
16,919
Morgan
2,376
51.75%
2,108
45.92%
107
2.33%
268
5.84%
4,591
Morrow
2,450
53.47%
2,046
44.65%
86
1.88%
404
8.82%
4,582
Muskingum
5,232
48.66%
5,457
50.75%
63
0.59%
-225
-2.09%
10,752
Noble
2,225
50.86%
2,096
47.91%
54
1.23%
129
2.95%
4,375
Ottawa
1,336
37.70%
2,208
62.30%
0
0.00%
-872
-24.60%
3,544
Paulding
1,313
52.67%
1,180
47.33%
0
0.00%
133
5.33%
2,493
Perry
2,084
40.22%
2,810
54.24%
287
5.54%
-726
-14.01%
5,181
Pickaway
2,565
43.03%
3,389
56.85%
7
0.12%
-824
-13.82%
5,961
Pike
1,465
41.14%
2,096
58.86%
0
0.00%
-631
-17.72%
3,561
Portage
3,712
54.92%
3,006
44.47%
41
0.61%
706
10.45%
6,759
Preble
3,004
53.46%
2,551
45.40%
64
1.14%
453
8.06%
5,619
Putnam
1,606
33.56%
3,174
66.33%
5
0.10%
-1,568
-32.77%
4,785
Richland
3,649
45.19%
4,407
54.58%
18
0.22%
-758
-9.39%
8,074
Ross
4,177
48.42%
4,431
51.36%
19
0.22%
-254
-2.94%
8,627
Sandusky
3,032
47.31%
3,330
51.96%
47
0.73%
-298
-4.65%
6,409
Scioto
3,359
52.55%
3,025
47.32%
8
0.13%
334
5.23%
6,392
Seneca
3,793
45.57%
4,515
54.25%
15
0.18%
-722
-8.67%
8,323
Shelby
1,985
38.72%
3,141
61.28%
0
0.00%
-1,156
-22.55%
5,126
Stark
6,410
48.16%
6,772
50.88%
127
0.95%
-362
-2.72%
13,309
Summit
5,055
56.59%
3,804
42.59%
73
0.82%
1,251
14.01%
8,932
Trumbull
6,133
63.77%
3,030
31.51%
454
4.72%
3,103
32.27%
9,617
Tuscarawas
3,574
43.95%
4,545
55.89%
13
0.16%
-971
-11.94%
8,132
Union
2,939
58.37%
2,072
41.15%
24
0.48%
867
17.22%
5,035
Van Wert
2,290
48.72%
2,410
51.28%
0
0.00%
-120
-2.55%
4,700
Vinton
1,533
45.58%
1,817
54.03%
13
0.39%
-284
-8.44%
3,363
Warren
4,146
61.79%
2,559
38.14%
5
0.07%
1,587
23.65%
6,710
Washington
4,361
49.09%
4,492
50.56%
31
0.35%
-131
-1.47%
8,884
Wayne
4,009
46.40%
4,598
53.21%
34
0.39%
-589
-6.82%
8,641
Williams
2,701
51.39%
2,546
48.44%
9
0.17%
155
2.95%
5,256
Wood
4,079
55.59%
3,245
44.23%
13
0.18%
834
11.37%
7,337
Wyandot
2,079
44.22%
2,619
55.71%
3
0.06%
-540
-11.49%
4,701
Totals
330,698
50.21%
323,182
49.07%
4,769
1.72%
7,516
1.14%
658,649
See also
References