Who won Louisiana in the 1876 presidential election?

Hayes (Republican) carried Louisiana in 1876, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Louisiana have in 1876?

Louisiana cast 8 electoral votes in the 1876 presidential election.

Did Louisiana vote for the national winner in 1876?

Yes. Louisiana backed Rutherford B. Hayes, who won the presidency that year.

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1876

Louisiana: Hayes carries 8 EV.

Louisiana cast its 8 electoral votes for Hayes (Republican). National winner: Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) — Louisiana voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1876 result in Louisiana

Louisiana backed Hayes (Republican) in the 1876 presidential election, casting 8 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Louisiana with the eventual winner: Rutherford B. Hayes went on to take the presidency, and Louisiana was part of his column.

Louisiana stayed in the Republican column for the 3rd straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1868. It stood apart from its neighbors: Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi went the other way that year. Over its 53 recorded presidential cycles, Louisiana has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 29 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%.

The 1876 national map

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