1876 Presidential Election

Results of the presidential election of 1876, won by Rutherford B. Hayes with 185 electoral votes.

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Rutherford B. Hayes's Cabinet

President: Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881)

Vice President: William A. Wheeler (1877-1881)

Secretary of State: William M. Evarts (1877-1881)

Secretary of the Treasury: John Sherman (1877-1881)

Secretary of War: George W. McCrary (1877-1879), Alexander Ramsey (1879-1881)

Attorney General: Charles Devens (1877-1881)

Postmaster General: David M. Key (1877-1880), Horace Maynard (1880-1881)

Secretary of the Navy: Richard W. Thompson (1877-1880)

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1876 Candidate Electoral Votes

185 to win
4,288,191 popular votes (51.0%)
Running Mate: Thomas A. Hendricks
4,033,497 popular votes (48.0%)
Running Mate: William A. Wheeler

Colorado becomes a state during this election cycle. One of most controversial elections ever; Electoral Commission awarded it to Hayes. One of only 5 elections (18241876188820002016) where the popular vote winner was defeated.

State Electoral Votes

Alabama

10

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

6

California

6

Colorado

3

Connecticut

6

Delaware

3

District of Columbia

Florida

4

Georgia

11

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

21

Indiana

15

Iowa

11

Kansas

5

Kentucky

12

Louisiana

8

Maine

7

Maryland

8

Massachusetts

13

Michigan

11

Minnesota

5

Mississippi

8

Missouri

15

Montana

Nebraska

3

Nevada

3

New Hampshire

5

New Jersey

9

New Mexico

New York

35

North Carolina

10

North Dakota

Ohio

22

Oklahoma

Oregon

3

Pennsylvania

29

Rhode Island

4

South Carolina

7

South Dakota

Tennessee

12

Texas

8

Utah

Vermont

5

Virginia

11

Washington

West Virginia

5

Wisconsin

10

Wyoming