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The 1876 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Michigan was won by the Republican nominee Rutherford B. Hayes by an almost 8% margin, defeating Democratic candidate Samuel J. Tilden and taking the state's eleven electoral votes.[2]

Results

1876 United States presidential election in Michigan
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rutherford B. Hayes 166,901 52.41%
Democratic Samuel J. Tilden 141,685 44.49%
Greenback Peter Cooper 9,023 2.83%
Prohibition Green Smith 766 0.24%
Anti-Secret Society James B. Walker 75 0.02%
Total votes 401,186 100%

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