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Election in Tennessee
1876 United States presidential election in Tennessee|
Turnout | 17.70% 3.47
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County Results
Tilden
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
90-100%
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Hayes
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
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The 1876 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the
1876 United States presidential election. Tennessee voters chose twelve representatives, or electors, to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
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Tennessee was won by
Samuel J. Tilden, the former
governor of New York (
D–
New York), running with
Thomas A. Hendricks, the
governor of Indiana and future vice president, with 59.79% of the popular vote, against
Rutherford B. Hayes, the
governor of Ohio (
R-
Ohio), running with
Representative
William A. Wheeler, with 40.21% of the vote.
[2]
This election was the last when the
Unionist
Highland Rim counties of
Henderson and
Wayne voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.
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Results
See also
References