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1876 United States presidential election in North Carolina
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1876 United States presidential election
1876 United States presidential election in North Carolina North Carolina 1875 presidential no 1872 United States presidential election in North Carolina 1872 1880 United States presidential election in North Carolina 1880 21.83% 6.41 pp1876 Presidential Election Results North Carolina turnout https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=5984 November 7, 1876 x200px SamuelJonesTilden.jpg Samuel J. Tilden Democratic Party (United States) New York Thomas A. Hendricks 10 125,427 53.62% President Rutherford Hayes 1870 - 1880 Restored (cropped).jpg Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Party (United States) Ohio William A. Wheeler 0 108,484 46.38% 1876 United States presidential election in North Carolina results map by county.svg 400px County results
Tilden
#86b6f2 50–60%
#4389e3 60–70%
#1666cb 70–80%
#0645b4 80–90%
#002b84 90–100%
Hayes
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70% President Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Party (United States)
The 1876 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. State voters chose 10 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for the president and vice president.1876 Presidential Election Results North Carolina https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1876&off=0&elect=0&fips=37&f=0
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.
This is the only occasion when Unionist, high-altitude Mitchell County has ever voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 265-271 0786422173
Results
1876 United States presidential election in North Carolina
Democratic Party (United States)
Samuel J. Tilden
New York
Thomas A. Hendricks
Indiana
125,427
53.62%
10
100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ohio
William A. Wheeler
New York
108,484
46.38%
0
0.00%
233,911
100.00%
10
100.00%
Results by county
CountySamuel J. TildenDemocraticRutherford B. HayesRepublicanMargin%#%#%#Swain90.71%4109.29%4281.42%368Catawba80.78%1,87419.22%44661.55%1,428Caldwell80.66%1,19319.34%28661.33%907Cleveland78.55%1,76921.45%48357.10%1,286Alleghany77.84%52722.16%15055.69%377Macon73.19%77026.81%28246.39%488Watauga71.63%71228.37%28243.26%430Jackson71.41%65228.59%26142.83%391Currituck71.37%99228.63%39842.73%594Alexander71.09%84628.91%34442.18%502Onslow70.54%1,31729.46%55041.08%767Haywood70.29%1,01029.71%42740.57%583Stanly69.15%95730.85%42738.29%530Yancey69.01%74630.99%33538.02%411Union68.25%1,55631.75%72436.49%832Tyrrell68.20%54931.80%25636.40%293Burke67.76%1,21532.24%57835.53%637Transylvania66.04%45933.96%23632.09%223Iredell65.96%2,40734.04%1,24231.93%1,165Columbus65.02%1,43134.98%77030.03%661Rowan64.10%2,18935.90%1,22628.20%963Gates64.01%90935.99%51128.03%398Lincoln63.95%1,13036.05%63727.90%493McDowell63.94%96336.06%54327.89%420Cabarrus63.90%1,64136.10%92727.80%714Duplin63.66%2,19536.34%1,25327.32%942Clay63.13%31536.87%18426.25%131Buncombe62.67%1,99137.33%1,18625.34%805Carteret61.83%1,15038.17%71023.66%440Gaston60.53%1,25039.47%81521.07%435Wilson60.38%1,77139.62%1,16220.76%609Davidson60.30%1,78239.70%1,17320.61%609Davie59.61%1,03640.39%70219.22%334Orange59.28%2,42840.72%1,66818.55%760Harnett59.25%1,07040.75%73618.49%334Pamlico59.22%74540.78%51318.44%232Rockingham58.99%2,15541.01%1,49817.99%657Hyde57.79%89842.21%65615.57%242Mitchell57.24%74742.76%55814.48%189Surry57.19%1,35242.81%1,01214.38%340Ashe56.71%1,07743.29%82213.43%255Johnston56.38%2,17443.62%1,68212.76%492Mecklenburg56.33%3,41743.67%2,64912.66%768Dare56.27%30543.73%23712.55%68Nash56.12%1,71643.88%1,34212.23%374Cherokee56.11%68043.89%53212.21%148Sampson55.75%2,10044.25%1,66711.49%433Stokes55.50%1,22244.50%98010.99%242Camden55.13%68344.87%55610.25%127Person55.05%1,21144.95%98910.09%222Robeson54.90%2,11745.10%1,7399.80%378Anson54.84%1,59945.16%1,3179.67%282Polk54.40%40845.60%3428.80%66Guilford54.25%2,33445.75%1,9688.51%366Martin53.70%1,33446.30%1,1507.41%184Rutherford53.52%1,27846.48%1,1107.04%168Chatham53.38%2,14146.62%1,8706.76%271Moore53.15%1,36546.85%1,2036.31%162Randolph53.06%1,77546.94%1,5706.13%205Pitt52.99%2,13647.01%1,8955.98%241Beaufort52.76%1,72347.24%1,5435.51%180Madison52.43%89547.57%8124.86%83Cumberland51.23%2,23048.77%2,1232.46%107Wayne51.07%2,28448.93%2,1882.15%96Henderson50.94%78449.06%7551.88%29Bladen50.13%1,39749.87%1,3900.25%7Forsyth49.45%1,49650.55%1,529 -1.09%-33Granville49.43%2,04750.57%2,094 -1.13%-47Franklin49.38%1,87350.62%1,920 -1.24%-47Wake49.28%4,31550.72%4,441 -1.44%-126Alamance49.03%1,39150.97%1,446 -1.94%-55Brunswick48.97%1,00251.03%1,044 -2.05%-42Hertford48.55%1,02051.45%1,081 -2.90%-61Pender48.35%1,17251.65%1,252 -3.30%-80Richmond48.11%1,35051.89%1,456 -3.78%-106Wilkes47.91%1,38452.09%1,505 -4.19%-121Caswell47.78%1,49352.22%1,632 -4.45%-139Montgomery46.32%64853.68%751 -7.36%-103Greene45.64%89654.36%1,067 -8.71%-171Yadkin45.45%90554.55%1,086 -9.09%-181Perquimans44.92%83255.08%1,020 -10.15%-188Lenoir44.63%1,21455.37%1,506 -10.74%-292Chowan43.83%62956.17%806 -12.33%-177Jones42.70%59757.30%801 -14.59%-204Pasquotank40.96%84959.04%1,224 -18.09%-375Washington40.78%69259.22%1,005 -18.44%-313Bertie40.49%1,12659.51%1,655 -19.02%-529Northampton39.39%1,42460.61%2,191 -21.22%-767New Hanover35.31%1,63464.69%2,994 -29.39%-1,360Warren34.67%1,32665.33%2,499 -30.67%-1,173Halifax34.28%1,68365.72%3,226 -31.43%-1,543Craven32.10%1,28967.90%2,727 -35.81%-1,438Edgecombe30.07%1,65269.93%3,841 -39.85%-2,189TotalsNo returns were canvassed for Graham County and voters in this county were presumably listed in neighbouring counties.53.62%125,42746.38%108,4847.24%16,943
See also
United States presidential elections in North Carolina
Notes
References
North Carolina
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