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1876 Indiana gubernatorial election
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1876 Indiana gubernatorial election Indiana File:Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg Presidential no 1872 Indiana gubernatorial election 1872 1880 Indiana gubernatorial election 1880 October 10, 1876 x150px James D. Williams Democratic Party (United States) 213,164 49.06% x150px Benjamin Harrison Republican Party (United States) 208,080 47.89% 1876 Indiana gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsWilliams: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Harrison: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% Governor Thomas A. Hendricks Democratic Party (United States) James D. Williams Democratic Party (United States)
The 1876 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on October 10, 1876. Democratic nominee James D. Williams defeated Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison with 49.06% of the vote. Harrison was later elected president in 1888.
Republican nomination
Candidates
James C. Denny, former Attorney General
Benjamin Harrison, lawyer and brevet brigadier general of the United States Volunteers
Godlove S. Orth, U.S. Representative from LafayetteCarmichael O.B. The Campaign of 1876 in Indiana Indiana Magazine of History December 1913 9 4 276–297 27785601 https://www.jstor.org/stable/27785601
Leonidas Sexton, lieutenant governor
General election
Candidates
Henry W. Harrington, former U.S. Representative from Madison (Greenback)
Benjamin Harrison, lawyer and brevet brigadier general of the United States Volunteers (Republican)
James D. Williams, U.S. Representative (Democratic)
Results
1876 Indiana gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1692 Guide to U.S. Elections 9781483380353 August 20, 2020 Kalb Deborah 24 December 2015
Democratic Party (United States) James D. Williams 213,164 49.06%
Republican Party (United States) Benjamin Harrison 208,080 47.89%
Greenback Party Henry W. Harrington 12,710 2.93%
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