1876 United States presidential election in Kansas
The 1876 United States presidential election in Kansas 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.
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Elections in Kansas |
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Kansas voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes, over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes won the state by a margin of 32.57%.
With 63.10% of the popular vote, Kansas would be Hayes' third strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont and Nebraska.[1] With 6.26% of the popular vote, the state would also prove to be Greenback candidate Peter Cooper's best performing state.
Results
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Republican | Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio | William A. Wheeler of New York | 78,324 | 63.10% | 5 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic | Samuel J. Tilden of New York | Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana | 37,902 | 30.53% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Greenback | Peter Cooper of New York | Samuel Fenton Cary of Ohio | 7,770 | 6.26% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Prohibition | Green Clay Smith of Kentucky | Gideon Tabor Stewart of Ohio | 110 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Anti-Masonic | James Walker of Illinois | Donald Kirkpatrick of Kansas | 23 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
N/A | Others | Others | 5 | <0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 124,134 | 100.00% | 5 | 100.00% |
References
- "1876 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "1876 Presidential General Election Results - Kansas".
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