Elections / 1876 · President
Rutherford B. Hayes defeated Samuel J. Tilden.
Samuel J. Tilden (D) vs Rutherford B. Hayes (R). Disputed; resolved by the Electoral Commission. Tilden won the popular vote. Every state below links to its full contest page with county-level results.
Nominees: Samuel J. Tilden (D) · Rutherford B. Hayes (R)
National popular vote
454,628 votes counted
Tilden (D)
244,891
53.9%
Hayes (R)
209,708
46.1%
All others
68
0.0%
Margin
D+7.7
The county map
127 county-level results on record for 1876
Democrats carried 89 counties, Republicans 38.
Results by state
Every row links to the state's contest page with its county map.
| State | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | D | 102,989 | 68,658 | 171,649 | |
| California | R | 76,464 | 79,265 | 155,755 | |
| Connecticut | D | 61,948 | 59,022 | 120,971 | |
| Delaware | D | 3,490 | 2,763 | 6,253 |