1876 United States presidential election in Mississippi

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The 1876 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Mississippi voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.^[2]

1876 United States presidential election in Mississippi

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Turnout	19.90% 4.26 pp[1]
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 8 0 Popular vote 112,173 52,603 Percentage 68.08% 31.92%
County Results Tilden   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Hayes   50–60%   60–70%   80–90%
President before election Ulysses S. Grant Republican Elected President Rutherford B. Hayes Republican

Mississippi was won by Samuel J. Tilden, the former governor of New York (D–New York), running with Thomas A. Hendricks, the governor of Indiana and future vice president, with 68.08% of the popular vote, against Rutherford B. Hayes, the governor of Ohio (R-Ohio), running with Representative William A. Wheeler, with 31.92% of the vote.^[2] This election marked the beginning of an 18-election, or 68-year streak of the state voting heavily Democratic, which would ultimately end when Strom Thurmond of the States' Rights Democratic Party won the state in a landslide in 1948.

Results

United States presidential election in Mississippi, 1876[2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Samuel J. Tilden of New York	Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana	112,173	68.08%	8	100.00%
	Republican	Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio	William A. Wheeler of New York	52,603	31.92%	0	0.00%
Total				164,776	100.00%	8	100.00%