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Georgia · 1876 presidential election

Georgia presidential election results 1876

Samuel Tilden carried Georgia by 44.07 points (79,624 votes), winning 11 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
11
Votes counted
180,690
GA result
D+44.1
Compared with the nation
41.1 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1872
34.1 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Samuel TildenDemocratic130,15772.00%11
Rutherford B. HayesRepublican50,53328.00%—
Total votes180,690

Sources: 1876

Questions and answers

Who won Georgia in 1876?

Samuel Tilden won Georgia by 44.07 percentage points (79,624 votes).

How many electoral votes did Georgia have in 1876?

Georgia cast 11 electoral votes in 1876.

How many people voted for president in Georgia in 1876?

180,690 votes were counted for president.

How did Georgia change from 1872 to 1876?

The margin moved 34.1 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 9.9 points to Democratic by 44.1 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data