1876 United States presidential election in Florida

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1876 United States presidential election in Florida

November 7, 1876
Turnout	24.92% 7.24 pp
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 4 0 Popular vote 23,849 22,927 Percentage 50.99% 49.01%
County Results Hayes   50-60%   60-70%   70-80% Tilden   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100%
President before election Ulysses S. Grant Republican Elected President Rutherford B. Hayes Republican

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

Florida was won by Rutherford B. Hayes, the governor of Ohio (R-Ohio), running with Representative William A. Wheeler, with 50.99% of the vote, against Samuel J. Tilden, the former governor of New York (D–New York), running with Thomas A. Hendricks, the governor of Indiana and future vice president, with 49.01% of the popular vote.

Florida, along with South Carolina and Louisiana, was one of the states affected by the Compromise of 1877. Had Tilden won the state, he would have won the election.

This would be the final time a Republican presidential candidate would carry Florida until 1928.

Results

United States presidential election in Florida, 1876
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio	William A. Wheeler of New York	23,849	50.99%	4	100.00%
	Democratic	Samuel J. Tilden of New York	Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana	22,927	49.01%	0	0.00%
Total				46,776	100.00%	4	100.00%

See also

• 1876 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
• 1876 Florida gubernatorial election