Presidential election · 1876
1876 electoral map
Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) won the 1876 presidential election with 185 electoral votes to Samuel J. Tilden's 184. Hayes carried 21 of the 38 states that took part.
Winner
Rutherford B. Hayes
185
Democratic
Samuel J. Tilden
184
185 needed to win · official Electoral College count
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- Electoral votes from Florida, Louisiana and South Carolina were disputed. A congressional commission awarded them to Rutherford B. Hayes, who won 185–184.
States won in 1876
Samuel J. Tilden· Democratic
17 statesElectoral College in 1876
38 states held 369 electoral votes in 1876; a majority was 185. The largest prize was New York with 35 electoral votes.
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Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): results by state, electors by state and year, and the 1876 election article.