The 1876 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Michigan was won by the Republican nominee Rutherford B. Hayes by an 8% margin, defeating Democratic candidate Samuel J. Tilden and taking the state's eleven electoral votes.
Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Rutherford B. Hayes Charles Kipp166,534 Republican Party Rutherford B. Hayes Henry W. Lord166,534 Republican Party Rutherford B. Hayes Preston Mitchell166,530 Republican Party Rutherford B. Hayes Benton Hanchett166,528 Republican Party Rutherford B. Hayes William A. Howard166,528 Republican Party Rutherford B. Hayes William Doeltz166,524 Republican Party Rutherford B. Hayes Charles H. Kempf166,500 Republican Party Rutherford B. Hayes Jeremiah Jenks166,497 Republican Party Rutherford B. Hayes Delos Phillips166,495 Republican Party Rutherford B. Hayes William Dunham166,483 Republican Party Rutherford B. Hayes Jacob Den Herder166,562 Democratic Party Samuel J. Tilden Frederick Hall141,095 Democratic Party Samuel J. Tilden Marshall L. Howell141,094 Democratic Party Samuel J. Tilden James Heintzen141,092 Democratic Party Samuel J. Tilden Austin Blair141,086 Democratic Party Samuel J. Tilden Albert Miller141,084 Democratic Party Samuel J. Tilden Michael Finnegan141,022 Democratic Party Samuel J. Tilden Hugh McCurdy140,856 Democratic Party Samuel J. Tilden James S. Upton140,512 Democratic Party Samuel J. Tilden George V. N. Lothrop140,067 Democratic Party Samuel J. Tilden Alfred I. Sawyer139,300 Democratic Party Samuel J. Tilden James B. Eldredge138,607 Greenback Party Peter Cooper Moses W. Field9,060 Greenback Party Peter Cooper Henry Whiting9,004 Greenback Party Peter Cooper John Peavey8,989 Greenback Party Peter Cooper Thomas Munn8,979 Greenback Party Peter Cooper Lysander Woodward8,907 Greenback Party Peter Cooper Wilber H. Clute8,873 Greenback Party Peter Cooper John M. McDonough8,752 Greenback Party Peter Cooper William A. Berkey8,655 Greenback Party Peter Cooper George W. Hopkins8,554 Greenback Party Peter Cooper Charles C. Comstock8,333 Greenback Party Peter Cooper Richard F. Trevellick6,913 Prohibition Party Green C. Smith Jesse M. Miller766 Prohibition Party Green C. Smith Oscar F. Hyde765 Prohibition Party Green C. Smith Luman B. Atwater762 Prohibition Party Green C. Smith Thomas A. Granger754 Prohibition Party Green C. Smith William G. Brown750 Prohibition Party Green C. Smith Charles K. Carpenter736 Prohibition Party Green C. Smith James H. Hartwell729 Prohibition Party Green C. Smith Zacharias Cook634 Prohibition Party Green C. Smith Thomas S. Skinner562 Prohibition Party Green C. Smith Orasmus L. Wolf489 Prohibition Party Green C. Smith Newton B. Steward460 Anti-Masonic Party James B. Walker John Remington75 Anti-Masonic Party James B. Walker David Wylie75 Anti-Masonic Party James B. Walker J. B. Crall74 Anti-Masonic Party James B. Walker J. S. Lewis74 Anti-Masonic Party James B. Walker E. W. Bruce72 Anti-Masonic Party James B. Walker W. Hagerty70 Anti-Masonic Party James B. Walker D. Gass69 Anti-Masonic Party James B. Walker A. Aoldfield64 Anti-Masonic Party James B. Walker S. P. Poole62 Anti-Masonic Party James B. Walker William Parkis57 Anti-Masonic Party James B. Walker H. S. Lambocker56Votes cast 317,530
Results By County County Rutherford B. HayesRepublican Samuel J. TildenDemocratic Peter CooperGreenback Green C. SmithProhibition James B. WalkerAnti-Masonic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Alcona15548.90%16251.10%00.00%00.00%00.00%-7-2.21%317Allegan4,28155.42%3,16941.02%2743.55%00.00%10.01%1,11214.39%7,725Alpena62949.76%63550.24%00.00%00.00%00.00%-6-0.47%1,264Antrim47562.83%28037.04%10.13%00.00%00.00%19525.79%756Baraga21848.44%23251.56%00.00%00.00%00.00%-14-3.11%450Barry2,96654.05%1,90234.66%60310.99%90.16%80.15%1,06419.39%5,488Bay2,40744.97%2,84053.05%1001.87%40.07%20.04%-433-8.09%5,353Benzie47471.06%18627.89%71.05%00.00%00.00%28843.18%667Berrien4,18851.25%3,67945.03%3043.72%00.00%00.00%5096.23%8,171Branch3,99858.42%2,37034.63%4666.81%60.09%40.06%1,62823.79%6,844Calhoun5,16756.33%3,88542.35%840.92%330.36%40.04%1,28213.98%9,173Cass2,75052.29%2,33644.42%1733.29%00.00%00.00%4147.87%5,259Charlevoix41166.72%20533.28%00.00%00.00%00.00%20633.44%616Cheboygan26237.06%44562.94%00.00%00.00%00.00%-183-25.88%707Chippewa17237.80%28362.20%00.00%00.00%00.00%-111-24.40%455Clare27253.54%23646.46%00.00%00.00%00.00%367.09%508Clinton3,24751.13%3,07448.41%270.43%20.03%00.00%1732.72%6,350Delta50552.77%45247.23%00.00%00.00%00.00%535.54%957Eaton4,01056.65%2,90341.01%650.92%1001.41%00.00%1,10715.64%7,078Emmet31241.82%42657.10%81.07%00.00%00.00%-114-15.28%746Genesee5,04457.25%3,73642.41%70.08%160.18%70.08%1,30814.85%8,810Gladwin8434.15%16265.85%00.00%00.00%00.00%-78-31.71%246Grand Traverse1,00074.96%33024.74%30.22%10.07%00.00%67050.22%1,334Gratiot2,15059.62%1,31236.38%1433.97%10.03%00.00%83823.24%3,606Hillsdale5,10963.25%2,32928.83%5717.07%580.72%110.14%2,78034.41%8,078Houghton2,26661.16%1,43938.84%00.00%00.00%00.00%82722.32%3,705Huron1,26954.82%1,03644.75%00.00%100.43%00.00%23310.06%2,315Ingham4,05850.12%3,99449.33%110.14%320.40%10.01%640.79%8,096Ionia4,30856.28%3,23042.20%680.89%400.52%80.10%1,07814.08%7,654Iosco46755.73%36944.03%00.00%20.24%00.00%9811.69%838Isabella1,02256.31%72039.67%734.02%00.00%00.00%30216.64%1,815Isle Royale1221.43%4478.57%00.00%00.00%00.00%-32-57.14%56Jackson4,91347.75%5,25451.06%470.46%750.73%00.00%-341-3.31%10,289Kalamazoo4,49654.98%3,58343.82%901.10%80.10%00.00%91311.17%8,177Kalkaska38473.28%13024.81%101.91%00.00%00.00%25448.47%524Kent7,40348.88%5,67837.49%2,05513.57%30.02%70.05%1,72511.39%15,146Keweenaw73563.97%41436.03%00.00%00.00%00.00%32127.94%1,149Lake41465.61%20933.12%81.27%00.00%00.00%20532.49%631Lapeer3,22956.27%2,49843.53%10.02%50.09%50.09%73112.74%5,738Leelanau63460.61%41239.39%00.00%00.00%00.00%22221.22%1,046Lenawee6,54053.11%5,56445.19%60.05%1981.61%50.04%9767.93%12,313Livingston2,73548.14%2,92951.56%10.02%110.19%50.09%-194-3.41%5,681Mackinac7426.62%20473.38%00.00%00.00%00.00%-130-46.76%278Macomb3,01246.42%3,45353.21%180.28%60.09%00.00%-441-6.80%6,489Manistee89650.22%81145.46%764.26%00.00%10.06%854.76%1,784Manitou4029.85%9470.15%00.00%00.00%00.00%-54-40.30%134Marquette2,30856.88%1,75043.12%00.00%00.00%00.00%55813.75%4,058Mason93355.97%68040.79%543.24%00.00%00.00%25315.18%1,667Mecosta1,34256.65%92639.09%1014.26%00.00%00.00%41617.56%2,369Menominee39352.82%35147.18%00.00%00.00%00.00%425.65%744Midland65557.51%48442.49%00.00%00.00%00.00%17115.01%1,139Missaukee15959.55%10840.45%00.00%00.00%00.00%5119.10%267Monroe3,03243.62%3,89356.01%230.33%10.01%20.03%-861-12.39%6,951Montcalm3,10655.15%2,44543.41%771.37%40.07%00.00%66111.74%5,632Muskegon2,25557.36%1,51138.44%1634.15%20.05%00.00%74418.93%3,931Newaygo1,31555.93%80134.07%23510.00%00.00%00.00%51421.86%2,351Oakland5,05348.32%5,31350.81%510.49%400.38%00.00%-260-2.49%10,457Oceana1,36568.35%59929.99%291.45%00.00%40.20%76638.36%1,997Ogemaw10153.72%8746.28%00.00%00.00%00.00%147.45%188Ontonagon20138.29%32161.14%30.57%00.00%00.00%-120-22.86%525Osceola80446.13%62035.57%29717.04%221.26%00.00%18410.56%1,743Otsego18455.93%14544.07%00.00%00.00%00.00%3911.85%329Ottawa3,40155.84%2,62043.01%701.15%00.00%00.00%78112.82%6,091Presque Isle15347.66%16852.34%00.00%00.00%00.00%-15-4.67%321Roscommon5422.69%18477.31%00.00%00.00%00.00%-130-54.62%238Saginaw4,18246.28%4,85053.67%50.06%00.00%00.00%-668-7.39%9,037Sanilac1,89663.33%1,02934.37%662.20%30.10%00.00%86728.96%2,994Schoolcraft12152.84%10344.98%52.18%00.00%00.00%187.86%229Shiawassee3,19156.11%2,46943.41%60.11%210.37%00.00%72212.70%5,687St. Clair4,06751.49%3,71046.97%1131.43%80.10%00.00%3574.52%7,898St. Joseph3,16549.43%2,49038.89%74811.68%00.00%00.00%67510.54%6,403Tuscola2,46363.28%1,28432.99%1453.73%00.00%00.00%1,17930.29%3,892Van Buren4,04656.60%2,59936.36%5017.01%20.03%00.00%1,44720.24%7,148Washtenaw4,56547.00%5,11752.68%80.08%230.24%00.00%-552-5.68%9,713Wayne12,58043.77%15,07652.46%1,0643.70%190.07%00.00%-2,496-8.69%28,739Wexford61865.88%31833.90%10.11%10.11%00.00%30031.98%938Total166,53452.45%141,09544.44%9,0602.85%7660.24%750.02%25,4398.01%317,530
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Alcona Alpena Bay Cheboygan Chippewa Jackson Livingston Macomb Manitou Monroe Oakland Ontonagon Presque Isle Saginaw Washtenaw Wayne
See also United States presidential elections in Michigan
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