1876 United States presidential election in Alabama

1876 United States presidential election in Alabama
Turnout	17.22% 0.22 pp
Tilden 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%	Hayes 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
President before election; Ulysses S. Grant; Republican	Elected President ; Rutherford B. Hayes; Republican

The 1876 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 presidential election. Alabama voters chose ten representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.^[2]

Alabama was won by Samuel J. Tilden, the former governor of New York (D–New York), running with Thomas A. Hendricks, the governor of Indiana, with 59.98% of the popular vote, against Rutherford B. Hayes, the governor of Ohio (R-Ohio), running with Representative William A. Wheeler, with 40.02% of the vote.^[2] This was the first time since 1852 that Alabama backed the losing candidate in a presidential election with the primary opponent listed on the ballot.^[a]

Results[edit]

1876 United States presidential election in Alabama^[2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Samuel J. Tilden of New York	Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana	102,989	59.98%	10	100.00%
	Republican	Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio	William A. Wheeler of New York	68,708	40.02%	0	0.00%
	Write-in	Others of Unknown	Others of Unknown	2	0.00%	0	0.00%
Total				171,699	100.00%	10	100.00%

^ In 1856, John C. Frémont was not listed on the state ballot and only Buchanan and Fillmore were listed as candidates. Retroactively in 1860, Lincoln was not listed on the ballot and only Bell, Breckinridge, and Douglas were listed as candidates. Both Frémont and Lincoln were the Republican nominees

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