See main article: 1876 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1876 United States presidential election in Tennessee |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1872 United States presidential election in Tennessee |
| Previous Year: | 1872 |
| Next Election: | 1880 United States presidential election in Tennessee |
| Next Year: | 1880 |
| Turnout: | 17.70% 3.47[1] |
| 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: | 12 |
| Popular Vote1: | 133,177 |
| Percentage1: | 59.79% |
| Nominee2: | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Ohio |
| Running Mate2: | William A. Wheeler |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 89,566 |
| Percentage2: | 40.21% |
| 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: | 350px |
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.[2]
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.[3]