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Election in Michigan
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
[1] 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 almost 8% margin, defeating
Democratic candidate
Samuel J. Tilden and taking the state's eleven electoral votes.
[2]
Results
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