1876
Reading the 1876 result in Illinois
Illinois backed Hayes (Republican) in the 1876 presidential election, casting 21 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Illinois with the eventual winner: Rutherford B. Hayes went on to take the presidency, and Illinois was part of his column.
Illinois stayed in the Republican column for the 5th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1860. The region divided — Wisconsin and Iowa joined Illinois for the Republican ticket, while Missouri, Kentucky, and Indiana did not. Over its 53 recorded presidential cycles, Illinois has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 26 times in all. The vote fell within the Gilded Age — Industrialization, narrow margins, and patronage politics.
Nationally, Rutherford B. Hayes finished with 185 of the 369 electoral votes to Samuel J. Tilden's 184. Though Rutherford B. Hayes won the Electoral College, Samuel J. Tilden drew more of the national popular vote — 50.92% to 47.92%.
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