United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1876

United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1876

November 7, 1876
Nominee Rutherford B. Hayes Samuel J. Tilden Party Republican Democratic Home state Ohio New York Running mate William A. Wheeler Thomas A. Hendricks Electoral vote 7 0 Popular vote 91,786 90,897 Percentage 50.24% 49.76%
President before election Ulysses S. Grant Republican Elected President Rutherford B. Hayes Republican

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The 1876 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

South Carolina voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes, over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes won the state by a very narrow margin of 0.48%. This would be the last time a Republican presidential candidate would win South Carolina until Barry Goldwater carried the state in 1964

Results

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State Results of the 1876 U.S. presidential election
Candidates	Samuel J. Tilden Rutherford B. Hayes Peter Cooper Full list
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