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The1876 United States presidential election in Kansas took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Kansas voted for theRepublican nominee,Rutherford B. Hayes, over theDemocratic nominee,Samuel J. Tilden. Hayes won the state by a margin of 32.57%.
With 63.10% of the popular vote, Kansas would be Hayes' third strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote afterVermont andNebraska.[1] With 6.26% of the popular vote, the state would also prove to beGreenback candidatePeter Cooper's best performing state.
| 1876 United States presidential election in Kansas[2] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Republican | Rutherford B. Hayes ofOhio | William A. Wheeler ofNew York | 78,324 | 63.10% | 5 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Samuel J. Tilden ofNew York | Thomas A. Hendricks ofIndiana | 37,902 | 30.53% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Greenback | Peter Cooper ofNew York | Samuel Fenton Cary ofOhio | 7,770 | 6.26% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Prohibition | Green Clay Smith ofKentucky | Gideon Tabor Stewart ofOhio | 110 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Anti-Masonic | James Walker ofIllinois | Donald Kirkpatrick ofKansas | 23 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| N/A | Others | Others | 5 | <0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 124,134 | 100.00% | 5 | 100.00% | ||||
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