1876 United States presidential election in Colorado

none June 2025 September 2023 1876 United States presidential election 1876 United States presidential election in Colorado Colorado File:Flag_of_Colorado_(1876–1907).svg presidential no 1880 United States presidential election in Colorado 1880 November 7, 1876 x200px President Rutherford Hayes 1870 - 1880 Restored (cropped).jpg Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Party (United States) Ohio William A. Wheeler 3 President Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Rutherford B. Hayes Republican Party (United States) Legislative vote 50 24 Percentage 67.57% 32.43% SamuelJonesTilden.jpg Democratic Party (US) Samuel J. Tilden New York Thomas A. Hendricks 0 The 1876 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president, which would be the first and only time the state would do so. Colorado voted in its first ever presidential election, having become the 38th state on August 1 of that year. The state cast three electoral votes for the Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes. These electors were chosen in a 50 to 24 voteDill R.G. The Political Campaigns of Colorado https://books.google.com/books?id=eNN_MgD6Yv8C Arapahoe Publishing Company, John Dove 28 May 2023 27 1895 by the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature, rather than by popular vote,Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Colorado the last time in American history that a state's electors were chosen without a popular vote and one of only two (along with Florida in 1868) times after the American Civil War.Schalit Naomi October 1, 2020 Could a few state legislatures choose the next president? https://theconversation.com/could-a-few-state-legislatures-choose-the-next-president-146950 The Conversation November 2, 2020 This proved to be decisive as Hayes would win the electoral vote by a margin of one vote. Had Colorado not been a state in time for the 1876 election, Hayes would have lost the 1876 election to Democratic candidate Samuel J. Tilden. Results 1876 United States presidential election in ColoradoPartyCandidateLegislative VotePercentageElectoral votesRepublicanRutherford B. Hayes5067.57%3DemocraticSamuel J. Tilden2432.43%0Total74100.00%3 See also United States presidential elections in Colorado References Colorado 1876 Presidential election in Colorado