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 in a 50 to 24 vote[1] by the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature, rather than by popular vote,[2] the last time in American history that a state's electors were chosen without a popular vote and one of only two (along with Florida in 1868) times after the American Civil War.[3] 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.
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1876 United States presidential election in Colorado
1876, united, states, presidential, election, colorado, main, article, 1876, united, states, presidential, election, took, place, november, 1876, part, 1876, united, states, presidential, election, state, legislature, chose, three, representatives, electors, e. Main article 1876 United States presidential election 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 1876 United States presidential election in ColoradoNovember 7 1876 1880 Nominee Rutherford B HayesParty RepublicanHome state OhioRunning mate William A WheelerElectoral vote 3President before electionUlysses S GrantRepublican Elected President Rutherford B HayesRepublicanColorado 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 in a 50 to 24 vote 1 by the Colorado General Assembly the state legislature rather than by popular vote 2 the last time in American history that a state s electors were chosen without a popular vote and one of only two along with Florida in 1868 times after the American Civil War 3 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 edit1876 United States presidential election in ColoradoParty Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral voteCount Count Republican Rutherford B Hayes of Ohio William A Wheeler of New York 3 100 00 References edit Dill R G 1895 The Political Campaigns of Colorado Arapahoe Publishing Company John Dove p 27 Retrieved May 28 2023 Dave Leip s U S Election Atlas Presidential General Election Results Colorado Schalit Naomi October 1 2020 Could a few state legislatures choose the next president The Conversation Retrieved November 2 2020 nbsp This Colorado elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1876 United States presidential election in Colorado amp oldid 1173613276, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
