See main article: 1876 United States presidential election.
Election Name: | 1876 United States presidential election in Kansas |
Country: | Kansas |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1872 United States presidential election in Kansas |
Previous Year: | 1872 |
Next Election: | 1880 United States presidential election in Kansas |
Next Year: | 1880 |
Election Date: | November 7, 1876 |
Image1: | President Rutherford Hayes 1870 - 1880 Restored (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Rutherford B. Hayes |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Home State1: | Ohio |
Running Mate1: | William A. Wheeler |
Electoral Vote1: | 5 |
Popular Vote1: | 78,324 |
Percentage1: | 63.10% |
Nominee2: | Samuel J. Tilden |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Home State2: | New York |
Running Mate2: | Thomas A. Hendricks |
Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 37,902 |
Percentage2: | 30.53% |
Image3: | Peter Cooper Photograph.jpg |
Nominee3: | Peter Cooper |
Party3: | Greenback Party |
Home State3: | New York |
Running Mate3: | Samuel Fenton Cary |
Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
Popular Vote3: | 7,770 |
Percentage3: | 6.26% |
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 Kansas took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Kansas voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes, over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes won the state by a margin of 32.57%.
With 63.10% of the popular vote, Kansas would be Hayes' third strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont and Nebraska.[1] With 6.26% of the popular vote, the state would also prove to be Greenback candidate Peter Cooper's best performing state.