United States presidential election 1876 — Results & electoral map
United States elections · 1876-11-07 · held
Rutherford B. Hayes was elected president. The disputed returns were resolved through an Electoral Commission and congressional count. Rutherford B. Hayes received 185 electoral votes to Samuel J. Tilden’s 184.
Electoral map — 1876
369 electors; 185 votes required for an electoral majority. Modern state outlines are a geographic reference, not historical borders. The interactive map shows actual counted electoral votes, including split and faithless votes.
| State | Electors | Electoral vote recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 10 | Samuel J. Tilden 10 |
| Arkansas | 6 | Samuel J. Tilden 6 |
| California | 6 | Rutherford B. Hayes 6 |
| Colorado | 3 | Rutherford B. Hayes 3 |
| Connecticut | 6 | Samuel J. Tilden 6 |
| Delaware | 3 | Samuel J. Tilden 3 |
| Florida | 4 | Rutherford B. Hayes 4 |
| Georgia | 11 | Samuel J. Tilden 11 |
| Illinois | 21 | Rutherford B. Hayes 21 |
| Indiana | 15 | Samuel J. Tilden 15 |
| Iowa | 11 | Rutherford B. Hayes 11 |
| Kansas | 5 | Rutherford B. Hayes 5 |
| Kentucky | 12 | Samuel J. Tilden 12 |
| Louisiana | 8 | Rutherford B. Hayes 8 |
| Maine | 7 | Rutherford B. Hayes 7 |
| Maryland | 8 | Samuel J. Tilden 8 |
| Massachusetts | 13 | Rutherford B. Hayes 13 |
| Michigan | 11 | Rutherford B. Hayes 11 |
| Minnesota | 5 | Rutherford B. Hayes 5 |
| Mississippi | 8 | Samuel J. Tilden 8 |
| Missouri | 15 | Samuel J. Tilden 15 |
| Nebraska | 3 | Rutherford B. Hayes 3 |
| Nevada | 3 | Rutherford B. Hayes 3 |
| New Hampshire | 5 | Rutherford B. Hayes 5 |
| New Jersey | 9 | Samuel J. Tilden 9 |
| New York | 35 | Samuel J. Tilden 35 |
| North Carolina | 10 | Samuel J. Tilden 10 |
| Ohio | 22 | Rutherford B. Hayes 22 |
| Oregon | 3 | Rutherford B. Hayes 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 29 | Rutherford B. Hayes 29 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | Rutherford B. Hayes 4 |
| South Carolina | 7 | Rutherford B. Hayes 7 |
| Tennessee | 12 | Samuel J. Tilden 12 |
| Texas | 8 | Samuel J. Tilden 8 |
| Vermont | 5 | Rutherford B. Hayes 5 |
| Virginia | 11 | Samuel J. Tilden 11 |
| West Virginia | 5 | Samuel J. Tilden 5 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | Rutherford B. Hayes 10 |
Results: final · complete coverage · Counted Electoral College votes; recorded popular votes
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford B. Hayes | 4033497 | 47.95149993734856% | — | 185 |
| Samuel J. Tilden | 4288191 | 50.979383514562834% | — | 184 |
| Other candidates / recorded votes | 89930 | 1.069116548088608% | — | 0 |
Electoral votes are the presidential votes actually recorded in the National Archives count, including split and faithless votes. The map uses modern state outlines as a geographic reference; these are not historical boundaries.
Minor popular-vote candidates not separately tabulated by the source are grouped as other recorded votes. Historical popular-vote figures and definitions can vary between compilations.
The disputed returns were resolved through an Electoral Commission and congressional count. Rutherford B. Hayes received 185 electoral votes to Samuel J. Tilden’s 184.
Sources & further reading
National Archives: 1876 electoral count and state allocations