1876 United States presidential election in Kansas

1876 United States presidential election in Kansas

← 1872 November 7, 1876 1880 →
 
Nominee Rutherford B. Hayes Samuel J. Tilden Peter Cooper
Party Republican Democratic Greenback
Home state Ohio New York New York
Running mate William A. Wheeler Thomas A. Hendricks Samuel Fenton Cary
Electoral vote 5 0 0
Popular vote 78,324 37,902 7,770
Percentage 63.10% 30.53% 6.26%

County Results

President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

The 1876 United States presidential election in Kansas took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Kansas voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes, over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes won the state by a margin of 32.57%.

With 63.10% of the popular vote, Kansas would be Hayes' third strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont and Nebraska.[1] With 6.26% of the popular vote, the state would also prove to be Greenback candidate Peter Cooper's best performing state.

  1. ^ "1876 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.

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