1876 Presidential Election

The Compromise of 1877

November 7, 1876 · Civil War & Reconstruction · 369 electoral votes, 185 to win

Tilden won the popular vote by three points and led 184-165 with twenty electoral votes disputed across three Southern states. An Electoral Commission awarded all twenty to Hayes by 8-7 party-line votes, and Reconstruction was ended in the bargain that made it stick.

Elected

Rutherford B. Hayes

Republican

Electoral vote

185 of 369

won while losing the popular vote

Popular vote

47.9%

4,034,142 votes

Turnout

82.6%

The result

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Rutherford B. Hayes

Republican · 47.90% of votes

185

electoral votes

Samuel J. Tilden

Democratic · 50.90% of votes

184

electoral votes

Peter Cooper

Greenback · 0.99% of votes

—

electoral votes

Green Clay Smith

Prohibition · 0.08% of votes

—

electoral votes

James Walker

National · 0.01% of votes

—

electoral votes


Rutherford B. Hayes	Republican	William A. Wheeler	185	4,034,142	47.90%	21
Samuel J. Tilden	Democratic	Thomas A. Hendricks	184	4,286,808	50.90%	17
Peter Cooper	Greenback	Samuel Fenton Cary	—	83,726	0.99%	—
Green Clay Smith	Prohibition	Gideon T. Stewart	—	6,945	0.08%	—
James Walker	National	Donald Kirkpatrick	—	463	0.01%	—

8,412,084 votes recorded for the candidates listed.

Results by state

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Alabama

Samuel J. Tilden · 60.0% · runner-up Rutherford B. Hayes 40.0%

electoral votes

Arkansas

Samuel J. Tilden · 59.9% · runner-up Rutherford B. Hayes 39.9%

electoral votes

California

Rutherford B. Hayes · 50.9% · runner-up Samuel J. Tilden 49.1%

electoral votes

Colorado

Rutherford B. Hayes

electoral votes

Connecticut

Samuel J. Tilden · 50.7% · runner-up Rutherford B. Hayes 48.3%

electoral votes

Delaware

Samuel J. Tilden · 55.5% · runner-up Rutherford B. Hayes 44.6%

electoral votes

Florida

Rutherford B. Hayes · 51.0% · runner-up Samuel J. Tilden 49.0%

electoral votes

Georgia

Samuel J. Tilden · 72.0% · runner-up Rutherford B. Hayes 28.0%

electoral votes

Illinois

Rutherford B. Hayes · 50.2% · runner-up Samuel J. Tilden 46.7%

electoral votes

Indiana

Samuel J. Tilden · 49.5% · runner-up Rutherford B. Hayes 48.3%

electoral votes

Iowa

Rutherford B. Hayes · 58.4% · runner-up Samuel J. Tilden 38.2%

electoral votes

Kansas

Rutherford B. Hayes · 63.1% · runner-up Samuel J. Tilden 30.5%

electoral votes


Alabama	Samuel J. Tilden	60.0%	10	Rutherford B. Hayes · 40.0%
Arkansas	Samuel J. Tilden	59.9%	6	Rutherford B. Hayes · 39.9%
California	Rutherford B. Hayes	50.9%	6	Samuel J. Tilden · 49.1%
Colorado	Rutherford B. Hayes	—	3	—
Connecticut	Samuel J. Tilden	50.7%	6	Rutherford B. Hayes · 48.3%
Delaware	Samuel J. Tilden	55.5%	3	Rutherford B. Hayes · 44.6%
Florida	Rutherford B. Hayes	51.0%	4	Samuel J. Tilden · 49.0%
Georgia	Samuel J. Tilden	72.0%	11	Rutherford B. Hayes · 28.0%
Illinois	Rutherford B. Hayes	50.2%	21	Samuel J. Tilden · 46.7%
Indiana	Samuel J. Tilden	49.5%	15	Rutherford B. Hayes · 48.3%
Iowa	Rutherford B. Hayes	58.4%	11	Samuel J. Tilden · 38.2%
Kansas	Rutherford B. Hayes	63.1%	5	Samuel J. Tilden · 30.5%
Kentucky	Samuel J. Tilden	61.4%	12	Rutherford B. Hayes · 37.4%
Louisiana	Rutherford B. Hayes	51.7%	8	Samuel J. Tilden · 48.4%
Maine	Rutherford B. Hayes	56.6%	7	Samuel J. Tilden · 42.7%
Maryland	Samuel J. Tilden	56.1%	8	Rutherford B. Hayes · 44.0%
Massachusetts	Rutherford B. Hayes	57.8%	13	Samuel J. Tilden · 41.9%
Michigan	Rutherford B. Hayes	52.4%	11	Samuel J. Tilden · 44.5%
Minnesota	Rutherford B. Hayes	58.8%	8	Samuel J. Tilden · 39.3%
Mississippi	Samuel J. Tilden	68.1%	8	Rutherford B. Hayes · 31.9%
Missouri	Samuel J. Tilden	57.6%	15	Rutherford B. Hayes · 41.4%
Nebraska	Rutherford B. Hayes	64.8%	3	Samuel J. Tilden · 35.2%
Nevada	Rutherford B. Hayes	52.7%	3	—
New Hampshire	Rutherford B. Hayes	51.8%	5	Samuel J. Tilden · 48.1%
New Jersey	Samuel J. Tilden	52.7%	9	Rutherford B. Hayes · 47.0%
New York	Samuel J. Tilden	51.4%	35	Rutherford B. Hayes · 48.2%
North Carolina	Samuel J. Tilden	53.6%	10	Rutherford B. Hayes · 46.4%
Ohio	Rutherford B. Hayes	50.2%	22	Samuel J. Tilden · 49.1%
Oregon	Rutherford B. Hayes	50.9%	3	Samuel J. Tilden · 49.1%
Pennsylvania	Rutherford B. Hayes	50.6%	29	Samuel J. Tilden · 48.3%
Rhode Island	Rutherford B. Hayes	59.6%	4	Samuel J. Tilden · 40.4%
South Carolina	Rutherford B. Hayes	50.2%	7	Samuel J. Tilden · 49.8%
Tennessee	Samuel J. Tilden	59.8%	12	Rutherford B. Hayes · 40.2%
Texas	Samuel J. Tilden	70.2%	8	Rutherford B. Hayes · 29.7%
Vermont	Rutherford B. Hayes	68.4%	5	Samuel J. Tilden · 31.4%
Virginia	Samuel J. Tilden	59.6%	11	Rutherford B. Hayes · 40.4%
West Virginia	Samuel J. Tilden	56.8%	5	Rutherford B. Hayes · 42.2%
Wisconsin	Rutherford B. Hayes	50.6%	10	Samuel J. Tilden · 48.2%

The state table accounts for 188 of Rutherford B. Hayes's 185 official electoral votes. The remainder reflect split delegations, district allocations, faithless electors or votes not counted, as recorded at the electoral count.

The Congress it seated

45th Congress

1877–1879

Divided government

Senate

36–39 +1

Republican control · Democratic–Republican +1 independent

House

156–137

Democratic control · Democratic–Republican