1876 United States presidential election in South Carolina
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 7 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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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%, only 889 votes. This would be the last time a Republican presidential candidate would win South Carolina until Barry Goldwater carried the state in 1964. Had Tilden won South Carolina, he would have won the election.
Results
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Republican | Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio | William A. Wheeler of New York | 91,786 | 50.24% | 7 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic | Samuel J. Tilden of New York | Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana | 90,897 | 49.76% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 182,683 | 100.00% | 7 | 100.00% |
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