A presidential election was held in Pennsylvania 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 narrow margin of 2.37%. Jefferson County has voted Democratic only once since, in 1964.
Results 1876 United States presidential election in PennsylvaniaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral 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
See also United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania
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