The 1876 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 7, 1876 as part of the

1876 United States presidential election The 1876 United States presidential election was the 23rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1876, in which Republican nominee Rutherford B. Hayes faced Democrat Samuel J. Tilden. It was one of the most contentio ...

. State voters chose 22 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for

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and

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was narrowly won by the Republican Party candidate and native son,

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, with 50.21% of the popular vote. The

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candidate, Samuel J. Tilden, garnered 49.07% of the popular vote. This marks the weakest performance in the Buckeye state for any victorious Republican candidate, seeing as no Republican has won the White House without carrying Ohio.

Results

Results by county

References

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1876 Ohio elections

Results

Results by county

See also

References