Tennessee · 1876 presidential election
Tennessee presidential election results 1876
Samuel Tilden carried Tennessee by 19.58 points (43,611 votes), winning 12 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 12
- Votes counted
- 222,743
- TN result
- D+19.6
- Compared with the nation
- 16.6 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 1872
- 15.3 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Tilden | Democratic | 133,177 | 59.80% | 12 | |
| Rutherford B. Hayes | Republican | 89,566 | 40.20% | — | |
| Total votes | 222,743 | ||||
Sources: 1876
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Questions and answers
Who won Tennessee in 1876?
Samuel Tilden won Tennessee by 19.58 percentage points (43,611 votes).
How many electoral votes did Tennessee have in 1876?
Tennessee cast 12 electoral votes in 1876.
How many people voted for president in Tennessee in 1876?
222,743 votes were counted for president.
How did Tennessee change from 1872 to 1876?
The margin moved 15.3 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 4.3 points to Democratic by 19.6 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data