1876 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1876

November 7, 1876

File:RutherfordBHayes.jpg 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 7 0 Popular vote 91,786 90,897 Percentage 50.24% 49.76%

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

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

South Carolina voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes, over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes won the state by a very narrow margin of 0.48%, only 889 votes. This would be the last time a Republican presidential candidate would win South Carolina until Barry Goldwater carried the state in 1964. Had Tilden won South Carolina, he would have won the election.

Results

United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1876
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio	William A. Wheeler of New York	91,786	50.24%	7	100.00%
	Democratic	Samuel J. Tilden of New York	Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana	90,897	49.76%	0	0.00%
Total				182,683	100.00%	7	100.00%