See main article: 1876 United States presidential election.
Election Name: | 1876 United States presidential election in Michigan |
Country: | Michigan |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1872 United States presidential election in Michigan |
Previous Year: | 1872 |
Next Election: | 1880 United States presidential election in Michigan |
Next Year: | 1880 |
Votes For Election: | All 11 Michigan votes to the Electoral College |
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: | 11 |
Popular Vote1: | 166,901 |
Percentage1: | 52.41% |
Nominee2: | Samuel J. Tilden |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Home State2: | New York |
Running Mate2: | Thomas A. Hendricks |
Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 141,685 |
Percentage2: | 44.49% |
President | |
Before Election: | Ulysses S. Grant |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Rutherford B. Hayes |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Map Size: | 300px |
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]