1876 United States presidential election in Colorado

1876 United States presidential election in Colorado

November 7, 1876 1880 →

Nominee Rutherford B. Hayes Party Republican Home state Ohio Running mate William A. Wheeler Electoral vote 3

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

Elections in Colorado
Federal government Presidential elections 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Presidential caucuses Republican 2008 2012 2016 2020 Democratic 2008 2016 2020 U.S. Senate elections 1980 1984 1986 1990 1992 1996 1998 2002 2004 2008 2010 2014 2016 2020 U.S. House elections 2000 2002 2004 2006 4th 5th 7th 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
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Aurora Mayoral elections 2011 2015 2019
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The 1876 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president, which would be the first and only time the state would do so.

Colorado voted in its first ever presidential election, having become the 38th state on August 1 of that year. The state cast three electoral votes for the Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes. These electors were chosen by the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature, rather than by popular vote.^[1] This proved to be decisive as Hayes would win the electoral vote by a margin of one vote. Had Colorado not been a state in time for the 1876 election, Hayes would have lost the 1876 election to Democratic candidate Samuel J. Tilden.

Results

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