1876 United States presidential election in West Virginia

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1876 United States presidential election in West Virginia

November 7, 1876

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 5 0 Popular vote 56,546 41,997 Percentage 56.75% 42.15%

County Results Tilden   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% Hayes   50-60%   60-70%

President before election Ulysses S. Grant Republican Elected President Rutherford B. Hayes Republican

The 1876 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

West Virginia 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 56.75% of the popular vote, against Rutherford B. Hayes, the governor of Ohio (R-Ohio), running with Representative William A. Wheeler, with 42.15% of the vote.

With his win, Tilden became the first Democratic presidential candidate to win West Virginia. Doddridge County voted Democratic only once since, in 1964. The Greenback Party chose industrialist Peter Cooper and former representative Samuel Fenton Cary, received 1.11% of the vote.

Results

1876 United States presidential election in West Virginia
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Samuel J. Tilden of New York	Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana	56,546	56.75%	5	100.00%
	Republican	Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio	William A. Wheeler of New York	41,997	42.15%	0	0.00%
	Greenback	Peter Cooper of New York	Samuel Fenton Cary of Ohio	1,104	1.11%	0	0.00%
Total				99,647	100.00%	5	100.00%