Samuel J. Tilden
Democratic
Record
| Year | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 184 of 369 | 4,275,132 50.9% | Lost |
Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.
Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1876 . How these figures were compiled
SourcesThe Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1878 ; Algara & Amlani, U.S. county presidential returns 1868-2020 . How these figures were compiled
Election by election
1876
- Indianaby 5,515 · 1.3 pts
- Connecticutby 2,900 · 2.4 pts
- New Yorkby 32,742 · 3.2 pts
- South CarolinaHayes by 889 · 0.5 pts
- OhioHayes by 7,516 · 1.1 pts
- CaliforniaHayes by 2,769 · 1.8 pts
Margins computed for 37 of 38 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Tilden.
SourcesThe Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1878 ; Algara & Amlani, U.S. county presidential returns 1868-2020 . How these figures were compiled
The electoral votes of four states were disputed. Congress referred the matter to the Electoral Commission, which it established for the sole purpose of determining the winner of the election. The Electoral Commission gave the decision to Rutherford B. Hayes.
National Archives, Electoral College results for 1876, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.
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