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1876 United States presidential election in Ohio

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United States presidential election, 1876

← 1872 November 7, 1876 1880 →
 
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 22 0
Popular vote 330,698 323,182
Percentage 50.21% 49.07%

President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

The 1876 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 7, 1876. Ohio voters chose twenty-two electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The Republican Party candidate, Rutherford B. Hayes, narrowly won the state of Ohio with 50.21% of the popular vote. The Democratic Party candidate, Samuel J. Tilden, garnered 49.07% of the popular vote.[1]

Results

United States presidential election in Ohio, 1876
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Rutherford B. Hayes 330,698 50.21% 22
Democratic Samuel J. Tilden 323,182 49.07% 0
Greenback Peter Cooper 3,057 0.46% 0
Prohibition Green Smith 1,636 0.25% 0
American National Party James Walker 76 0.01% 0
Totals 658,649 100.0% 22

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