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1876 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
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1876 United States presidential election
1876 United States presidential election in Rhode Island Rhode Island 1877 presidential no 1872 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 1872 1880 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 1880 November 7, 1876 x200px President Rutherford Hayes 1870 - 1880 Restored (cropped).jpg Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Party (United States) Ohio William A. Wheeler 4 15,787 59.29% SamuelJonesTilden.jpg Samuel J. Tilden Democratic Party (United States) New York Thomas A. Hendricks 0 10,712 40.23% 250px County results 250px Municipality results
Hayes
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#d40000 70–80%
#aa0000 80–90%
Tilden
#B9D7FF 40–50%
#86b6f2 50–60%
#1666CB 70–80% President Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Party (United States)
The 1876 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Rhode Island voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes, over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes won the state by a margin of 19.06%.
With 59.29% of the popular vote, Rhode Island would be Hayes' fourth strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont, Nebraska and Kansas.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
This was the only election between 1860 and 1888 in which the Democratic candidate earned more than 40% statewide, as well as the only election in the same period in which the Democratic candidate earned more than 40% in at least one Rhode Island county.
Results
1876 United States presidential election in Rhode Island1876 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1876&fips=44&f=1&off=0&elect=0
Republican Party (United States)
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ohio
William A. Wheeler
New York
15,787
59.29%
4
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Samuel J. Tilden
New York
Thomas A. Hendricks
Indiana
10,712
40.23%
0
0.00%
Greenback Party
Peter Cooper
New York
Samuel Fenton Cary
Ohio
68
0.26%
0
0.00%
Prohibition Party
Green Clay Smith
Kentucky
Gideon Tabor Stewart
Ohio
60
0.23%
0
0.00%
26,627
100.00%
4
100.00%
See also
United States presidential elections in Rhode Island
References
Rhode Island
1876
Category:1876 Rhode Island elections