1876 United States presidential election in Indiana explained

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Election Name:1876 United States presidential election in Indiana
Country:Indiana
Flag Year:1876
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1872 United States presidential election in Indiana
Previous Year:1872
Next Election:1880 United States presidential election in Indiana
Next Year:1880
Election Date:November 7, 1876
Image1:SamuelJonesTilden.jpg
Nominee1:Samuel J. Tilden
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:New York
Running Mate1:Thomas A. Hendricks
Electoral Vote1:15
Popular Vote1:213,526
Percentage1:48.65%
Nominee2:Rutherford B. Hayes
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:Ohio
Running Mate2:William A. Wheeler
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:208,011
Percentage2:47.39%
Map Size:300px
President
Before Election:Ulysses S. Grant
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Rutherford B. Hayes
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1876 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Indiana voters chose 15 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[1]

Indiana was won by Samuel J. Tilden, the former governor of New York (DNew York), running with Thomas A. Hendricks, the governor of Indiana and future vice president, with 48.65% of the popular vote, against Rutherford B. Hayes, the governor of Ohio (R-Ohio), running with Representative William A. Wheeler, with 47.39% of the vote.[1]

The Greenback Party chose industrialist Peter Cooper and former representative Samuel Fenton Cary, received 3.93% of the vote. The Prohibition Party chose former representative Green Clay Smith and Gideon T. Stewart and received 0.03% of the vote.

This is the first time a Democratic presidential candidate would carry the state of Indiana since James Buchanan in 1856, and as of 2020, this is the only presidential election in which the Republican nominee won without carrying Indiana. This is the second of just two times (along with 1848) where the state voted for a losing Democrat.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1876 Presidential Election Results Indiana.