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1876 United States presidential election in Vermont Vermont 1837 presidential no 1872 United States presidential election in Vermont 1872 1880 United States presidential election in Vermont 1880 November 7, 1876 x200px President Rutherford Hayes 1870 - 1880 Restored (cropped).jpg Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Party (United States) Ohio William A. Wheeler 5 44,091 68.30% SamuelJonesTilden.jpg Samuel J. Tilden Democratic Party (United States) New York Thomas A. Hendricks 0 20,254 31.38% x250px County results x250px Municipality results Hayes
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#cc2f4a 60–70%
#d40000 70–80%
#AA0000 80–90%
#800000 90–100%
Tilden
#86b6f2 50–60%
#4389E3 60–70%
Tie
#AE8BB1 50% President Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Party (United States)
The 1876 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Vermont voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes, over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes won Vermont by a margin of 36.92%.
With 68.30% of the popular vote, Vermont would be Hayes' strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1876&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1876 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05
Campaign
Russell S. Taft was the chair of the Republican state convention held in Burlington, Vermont, on March 23, 1876. The delegates to the Republican National Convention were Luke P. Poland, G. Veazey, George Howe, George H. Bigelow, Mason S. Colburn, F.E. Woodbridge, Warren C. French, Roswell Farnham, Silas P. Carpenter, and John L. Mason. Poland was the chair of the delegation and The delegates supported Benjamin Bristow for the first few ballots before supporting Hayes.Electors 1876
The Democratic state convention was held on June 1, in Montpelier, Vermont. The delegates to the Democratic National Convention were Marcus D. Gilman, Bradley Smalley, P.S. Benjamin, Joseph Rand, James H. Williams, Joseph W. Bliss, C.M. Chase, Thomas B. Kennedy, John Cain, and George M. Fisk. The delegation supported Tilden on both ballots.Electors 1876
Jacob Estey, Charles E. Houghton, Henry N. Sollace, Roswell Farnham, and Alvin C. Welch were the Republican presidential electors. Lucias Robinson, H.L. Robinson, George L. Waterman, Amos Aldrich, and S.L. Goodell were the Democratic presidential electors. Sollace, a postmaster in Bridport, Vermont, was ineligible to be an elector if he held his postmaster position. He resigned in order to serve as an elector and was then appointed to fill the vacancy created by his resignation.Electors 1876
Results
1876 United States presidential election in Vermont1876 Presidential General Election Results - Vermont http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1876&fips=50&f=1&off=0&elect=0
Republican Party (United States)
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ohio
William A. Wheeler
New York
44,091
68.30%
5
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Samuel J. Tilden
New York
Thomas A. Hendricks
Indiana
20,254
31.38%
0
0.00%
N/A
Others
Others
208
0.32%
0
0.00%
64,553
100.00%
5
100.00%
See also
United States presidential elections in Vermont
References
Works cited
January 20, 1905 Vermont In The Electoral College 1 The Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times/165019065/ Newspapers.com Electors 1876
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