1876 United States presidential election in Minnesota

The 1876 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1876 United States presidential election in Minnesota

November 7, 1876

Nominee Rutherford B. Hayes Samuel J. Tilden Party Republican Democratic Home state Ohio New York Running mate William A. Wheeler Thomas A. Hendricks Electoral vote 5 0 Popular vote 72,955 48,587 Percentage 58.80% 39.16%

President before election Ulysses S. Grant Republican Elected President Rutherford B. Hayes Republican

Minnesota voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes, over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes won the state by a margin of 19.64%.

With 58.80% of the popular vote, Minnesota was Hayes' fifth strongest victory by percentage of the popular vote, after Vermont, Nebraska, Kansas and Rhode Island.[1]

Results

1876 United States presidential election in Minnesota[2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio	William A. Wheeler of New York	72,955	58.80%	5	100.00%
	Democratic	Samuel J. Tilden of New York	Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana	48,587	39.16%	0	0.00%
	Greenback	Peter Cooper of New York	Samuel Fenton Cary of Ohio	2,389	1.93%	0	0.00%
	Prohibition	Green Clay Smith of Kentucky	Gideon T. Stewart of Ohio	144	0.12%	0	0.00%
Total				124,075	100.00%	5	100.00%

References

1. "1876 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
2. "1876 Presidential General Election Results - Minnesota".