before the Democratic dominance of the South until 1948 and that to of the Border States until 1896, it was also the last presidential election (as of 2020) in which the Democrats won the wartime Unionist Mitchell County, North Carolina; Wayne County, Tennessee; Henderson County, Tennessee; and Lewis County, Kentucky. Hayes was also the only Republican president ever to be elected who failed to carry Indiana. Geography of results Cartographic gallery Results by state Source: Data from Walter Dean Burnham, Presidential ballots, 1836–1892 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1955) pp 247–57. Close states Margin of victory less than 1% (7 electoral votes): South Carolina, 0.49% (889 votes) (tipping point state)Margin of victory less between 1% and 5% (164 electoral votes): Ohio, 1.14% (7,516 votes) Indiana, 1.26% (5,515 votes) California, 1.80% (2,798 votes) Florida, 1.97% (922 votes) Pennsylvania, 2.37% (17,980 votes) Connecticut, 2.37% (2,894 votes) Wisconsin, 2.39% (6,141 votes) New York, 3.22% (32,742 votes) Louisiana, 3.30% (4,807 votes) Oregon, 3.54% (1,057 votes) Illinois, 3.54% (19,621 votes) New Hampshire, 3.78% (3,030 votes) Margin of victory between 5% and 10% (33 electoral votes): Nevada, 5.46% (1,075 votes) New Jersey, 5.65% (12,445 votes) North Carolina, 7.24% (16,943 votes) Michigan, 7.92% (25,216 votes) Cultural references The presidential election of 1876 is a major theme of Gore Vidal's novel 1876. See also American election campaigns in the 19th century History of the United States (1865–1918) Inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes 1876–77 United States House of Representatives elections 1876–77 United States Senate elections Third Party System Contested elections in American history References Sources Appleton's Annual Cyclopedia ...for 1876 (1885), comprehensive world coverage John Bigelow, Author, Edited by, Nikki Oldaker, The Life of Samuel J. Tilden. (2009 Revised edition-retype-set-new photos). 444 pages, original 1895 edition Holt, Michael F. By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876. (2008). 304 pages, Foley, Edward. 2016. Ballot Battles: The History of Disputed Elections in the United States. Oxford University Press. Huntzicker, William E. "Thomas Nast, Harper’s Weekly, and the Election of 1876." in After The War (Routledge, 2017) pp. 53-68. , popular account Summers, Mark Wahlgren.The Press Gang: Newspapers and Politics, 1865-1878 (1994) Summers, Mark Wahlgren. The Era of Good Stealings (1993), covers corruption 1868-1877 Richard White, "Corporations, Corruption, and the Modern Lobby: A Gilded Age Story of the West and the South in Washington, D.C." Southern Spaces, April 16, 2009 Primary sources Chester, Edward W A guide to political platforms (1977)