<Table> United States presidential election , 1876 <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 1872 </Td> <Td> November 7 , 1876 ( 1876 - 11 - 07 ) </Td> <Td> 1880 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> All 369 electoral votes of the Electoral College 185 electoral votes needed to win </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Turnout </Th> <Td> 81.8 % 10.5 pp </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nominee </Th> <Td> Rutherford B. Hayes </Td> <Td> Samuel J. Tilden </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Party </Th> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home state </Th> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td> New York </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running mate </Th> <Td> William A. Wheeler </Td> <Td> Thomas A. Hendricks </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Electoral vote </Th> <Td> 185 </Td> <Td> 184 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> States carried </Th> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Popular vote </Th> <Td> 4,034,311 </Td> <Td> 4,288,546 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Percentage </Th> <Td> 47.9 % </Td> <Td> 50.9 % </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Presidential election results map . Red denotes states won by Hayes / Wheeler , blue denotes those won by Tilden / Hendricks . Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> President before election <P> Ulysses S. Grant Republican </P> </Td> <Td> Elected President <P> Rutherford B. Hayes Republican </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> United States presidential election , 1876 <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 1872 </Td> <Td> November 7 , 1876 ( 1876 - 11 - 07 ) </Td> <Td> 1880 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> All 369 electoral votes of the Electoral College 185 electoral votes needed to win </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Turnout </Th> <Td> 81.8 % 10.5 pp </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nominee </Th> <Td> Rutherford B. Hayes </Td> <Td> Samuel J. Tilden </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Party </Th> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home state </Th> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td> New York </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running mate </Th> <Td> William A. Wheeler </Td> <Td> Thomas A. Hendricks </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Electoral vote </Th> <Td> 185 </Td> <Td> 184 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> States carried </Th> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Popular vote </Th> <Td> 4,034,311 </Td> <Td> 4,288,546 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Percentage </Th> <Td> 47.9 % </Td> <Td> 50.9 % </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Presidential election results map . Red denotes states won by Hayes / Wheeler , blue denotes those won by Tilden / Hendricks . Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> President before election <P> Ulysses S. Grant Republican </P> </Td> <Td> Elected President <P> Rutherford B. Hayes Republican </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who ran for president in the 1876 election
who ran for president in the 1876 election
Rutherford B. Hayes Samuel J. Tilden
Rutherford B. Hayes Samuel J. Tilden