The 1876 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose 29 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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County Results
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Pennsylvania voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes, over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes won Pennsylvania by a narrow margin of 2.37%. Jefferson County has voted Democratic only once since, in 1964.
1876 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania[1][2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Republican | Rutherford B. Hayes | 384,184 | 50.62% | 29 | |
Democratic | Samuel J. Tilden | 366,204 | 48.25% | 0 | |
Greenback | Peter Cooper | 7,204 | 0.95% | 0 | |
Temperance | Green Clay Smith | 1,318 | 0.17% | 0 | |
Anti-Masonic | James Walker | 83 | 0.01% | 0 | |
Totals | 758,993 | 100.0% | 29 |