1876 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

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United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 1876

November 7, 1876

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 29 0 Popular vote 384,184 366,204 Percentage 50.62% 48.25%

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

The 1876 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose 29 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Pennsylvania voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes, over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes won Pennsylvania by a margin of 2.37%.

Results

United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 1876
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Rutherford B. Hayes	384,184	50.62%	29
	Democratic	Samuel J. Tilden	366,204	48.25%	0
	Greenback	Peter Cooper	7,204	0.95%	0
	Temperance	Green Clay Smith	1,318	0.17%	0
	Anti-Masonic	James Walker	83	0.01%	0
Totals			758,993	100.0%	29