1876 United States presidential election in West Virginia

none June 2025 September 2023 1876 United States presidential election 1876 United States presidential election in West Virginia West Virginia 1846 presidential no 1872 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1872 1880 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1880 November 7, 1876 x200px SamuelJonesTilden.jpg Samuel J. Tilden Democratic Party (United States) New York Thomas A. Hendricks 5 56,546 56.75% President Rutherford Hayes 1870 - 1880 Restored (cropped).jpg Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Party (United States) Ohio William A. Wheeler 0 41,997 42.15% President Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Party (United States) 1876 United States presidential election in West Virginia results map by county.svg 300px County results Tilden #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002b84 90–100% Hayes #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% The 1876 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.1876 Presidential Election Results West Virginia https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1876&fips=54&off=0&elect=0&f=0 West Virginia 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 56.75% of the popular vote, against Rutherford B. Hayes, the governor of Ohio (R-Ohio), running with Representative William A. Wheeler, with 42.15% of the vote. With his win, Tilden became the first Democratic presidential candidate to win West Virginia. Doddridge County voted Democratic only once since, in 1964. The Greenback Party, who chose industrialist Peter Cooper and former representative Samuel Fenton Cary, received 1.11% of the vote. Results 1876 United States presidential election in West Virginia Democratic Party (United States) Samuel J. Tilden New York Thomas A. Hendricks Indiana 56,546 56.75% 5 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Rutherford B. Hayes Ohio William A. Wheeler New York 41,997 42.15% 0 0.00% Greenback Party Peter Cooper New York Samuel Fenton Cary Ohio 1,104 1.11% 0 0.00% 99,647 100.00% 5 100.00% See also United States presidential elections in West Virginia References West Virginia 1876 Category:1876 West Virginia elections