Texas · 1876 presidential election
Texas presidential election results 1876
Samuel Tilden carried Texas by 40.52 points (61,359 votes), winning 8 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 8
- Votes counted
- 151,431
- TX result
- D+40.5
- Compared with the nation
- 37.5 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 1872
- 23.4 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Tilden | Democratic | 106,372 | 70.20% | 8 | |
| Rutherford B. Hayes | Republican | 45,013 | 29.70% | — | |
| Total votes | 151,431 | ||||
Sources: 1876
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Questions and answers
Who won Texas in 1876?
Samuel Tilden won Texas by 40.52 percentage points (61,359 votes).
How many electoral votes did Texas have in 1876?
Texas cast 8 electoral votes in 1876.
How many people voted for president in Texas in 1876?
151,431 votes were counted for president.
How did Texas change from 1872 to 1876?
The margin moved 23.4 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 17.1 points to Democratic by 40.5 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data