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Minnesota · 1876 presidential election

Minnesota presidential election results 1876

Rutherford B. Hayes carried Minnesota by 19.47 points (24,166 votes), winning 5 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
5
Votes counted
124,119
MN result
R+19.5
Compared with the nation
22.5 pts more Republican
Swing since 1872
3.4 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Rutherford B. HayesRepublican72,98258.80%5
Samuel TildenDemocratic48,81639.30%—
Total votes124,119

Sources: 1876

Questions and answers

Who won Minnesota in 1876?

Rutherford B. Hayes won Minnesota by 19.47 percentage points (24,166 votes).

How many electoral votes did Minnesota have in 1876?

Minnesota cast 5 electoral votes in 1876.

How many people voted for president in Minnesota in 1876?

124,119 votes were counted for president.

How did Minnesota change from 1872 to 1876?

The margin moved 3.4 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 22.9 points to Republican by 19.5 points.

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