1876 United States presidential election in Missouri

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

1876 United States presidential election in Missouri

November 7, 1876
 
Nominee Samuel J. Tilden Rutherford B. Hayes
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Ohio
Running mate Thomas A. Hendricks William A. Wheeler
Electoral vote 15 0
Popular vote 202,086 145,027
Percentage 57.64% 41.36%

President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

Missouri voted for the Democratic candidate, Samuel J. Tilden, over Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant. Greeley won Missouri by a margin of 16.27%.

Results

United States presidential election in Missouri, 1876[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Samuel J. Tilden of New York Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana 202,086 57.64% 15 100.00%
Republican Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio William A. Wheeler of New York 145,027 41.36% 0 0.00%
Greenback Peter Cooper of New York Samuel Fenton Cary of Ohio 3,497 1.00% 0 0.00%
Total 350,610 100.00% 15 100.00%

References

  1. "1876 Presidential General Election Results - Missouri". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 24 November 2020.


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