1876 United States presidential election in Connecticut
November 7, 1876
 
Nominee Samuel J. Tilden Rutherford B. Hayes
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Ohio
Running mate Thomas A. Hendricks William A. Wheeler
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 61,927 59,033
Percentage 50.70% 48.33%
County Results
President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

 Elected President

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

The 1876 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Connecticut voted for the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden, over the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes. Tilden won the state by a narrow margin of 2.37%. It was the first time since 1852 that a Democratic presidential candidate won Connecticut. Likewise, this was the first election in which a Republican presidential candidate won without Connecticut.

As of 2023, this is the most recent presidential election in which the Democratic nominee carried the town of Hartland.

Results

1876 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Samuel J. Tilden of New York Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana 61,927 50.70% 6 100.00%
Republican Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio William A. Wheeler of New York 59,033 48.33% 0 0.00%
Greenback Peter Cooper of New York Samuel Fenton Cary of Ohio 774 0.63% 0 0.00%
Prohibition Green Clay Smith of Kentucky Gideon Tabor Stewart of Ohio 374 0.31% 0 0.00%
N/A Others Others 26 0.02% 0 0.00%
Total 122,134 100.00% 6 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1876 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut".


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