President / Vice President, 1876 Election

General

Date: November 7, 1876
Cycle: 1876
Office: President / Vice President
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Running mate Party Votes Percent Margin
Rutherford Hayes Man William Wheeler (Man) Republican 72,955 58.80 +19.64
Samuel Tilden Man Thomas Hendricks (Man) Democrat 48,587 39.16
Peter Cooper Man Samuel Cary (Man) Greenback 2,389 1.93
Green Smith Man Gideon Stewart (Man) Prohibition 144 0.12

Hayes and Wheeler each received Minnesota's five Electoral College votes. Hayes' win in Minnesota was his fourth largest victory margin in the 10-state Midwest region trailing Kansas (32.6 points), Nebraska (29.4 points), and Iowa (20.2 points).

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1955 (p. 340).