United States presidential election in Texas, 1876

November 7, 1876



Nominee	Samuel J. Tilden	Rutherford B. Hayes
Party	Democratic	Republican
Home state	New York	Ohio
Running mate	Thomas A. Hendricks	William A. Wheeler
Electoral vote	8	0
Popular vote	104,755	44,800
Percentage	70.0%	30.0%

President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Main article: United States presidential election, 1876

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The 1876 United States presidential election in Texas was held on November 7, 1876. Texas voters chose 8 electors to represent the state in the Electoral College, which chose the President and Vice President.

Texas overwhelmingly voted for the Democratic nominee, Governor Samuel J. Tilden of New York, who received 70% of the vote. Texas was Tilden's second strongest state.

Results

United States presidential election in Texas, 1876^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Samuel J. Tilden	104,755	70.04%	8
	Republican	Rutherford B. Hayes	44,800	29.96%	0
Total			149,555	100.0%	8

References

↑ "David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".

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