The 1876 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election . State voters chose 22 electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Ohio was narrowly won by the Republican Party candidate and native son, Rutherford B. Hayes , with 50.21% of the popular vote. The Democratic Party candidate, Samuel J. Tilden , garnered 49.07% of the popular vote.[ 1] This marks the weakest performance in Ohio for any victorious Republican candidate, seeing as no Republican has won the White House without carrying Ohio. Had Tilden won the state, he would have won the election.
County Rutherford B. Hayes [ 2] Republican Samuel J. Tilden [ 2] Democratic Various candidates[ 2] Other parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # Adams 2,141 45.47% 2,546 54.07% 22 0.47% -405 -8.60% 4,709 Allen 2,481 41.23% 3,518 58.47% 18 0.30% -1,037 -17.23% 6,017 Ashland 2,387 44.09% 3,021 55.80% 6 0.11% -634 -11.71% 5,414 Ashtabula 6,771 74.31% 2,294 25.18% 47 0.52% 4,477 49.13% 9,112 Athens 3,413 60.19% 2,195 38.71% 62 1.09% 1,218 21.48% 5,670 Auglaize 1,521 29.90% 3,560 69.98% 6 0.12% -2,039 -40.08% 5,087 Belmont 4,976 49.56% 5,024 50.03% 41 0.41% -48 -0.48% 10,041 Brown 2,956 41.96% 4,068 57.74% 21 0.30% -1,112 -15.78% 7,045 Butler 3,351 35.68% 6,029 64.20% 11 0.12% -2,678 -28.52% 9,391 Carroll 2,060 56.94% 1,554 42.95% 4 0.11% 506 13.99% 3,618 Champaign 3,528 54.99% 2,872 44.76% 16 0.25% 656 10.22% 6,416 Clark 5,136 58.86% 3,542 40.59% 48 0.55% 1,594 18.27% 8,726 Clermont 3,848 47.06% 4,315 52.77% 14 0.17% -467 -5.71% 8,177 Clinton 3,500 62.30% 2,048 36.45% 70 1.25% 1,452 25.85% 5,618 Columbiana 5,417 55.87% 4,000 41.25% 279 2.88% 1,417 14.61% 9,696 Coshocton 2,518 43.16% 3,312 56.77% 4 0.07% -794 -13.61% 5,834 Crawford 2,312 34.54% 4,365 65.22% 16 0.24% -2,053 -30.67% 6,693 Cuyahoga 18,198 55.21% 14,425 43.76% 340 1.03% 3,773 11.45% 32,963 Darke 3,577 43.38% 4,667 56.60% 1 0.01% -1,090 -13.22% 8,245 Defiance 1,520 34.43% 2,888 65.41% 7 0.16% -1,368 -30.99% 4,415 Delaware 3,237 52.25% 2,809 45.34% 149 2.41% 428 6.91% 6,195 Erie 3,158 49.40% 3,112 48.68% 123 1.92% 46 0.72% 6,393 Fairfield 2,770 37.57% 4,597 62.36% 5 0.07% -1,827 -24.78% 7,372 Fayette 2,436 55.59% 1,874 42.77% 72 1.64% 562 12.83% 4,382 Franklin 7,557 44.36% 9,383 55.07% 97 0.57% -1,826 -10.72% 17,037 Fulton 2,697 61.99% 1,597 36.70% 57 1.31% 1,100 25.28% 4,351 Gallia 3,202 58.07% 2,302 41.75% 10 0.18% 900 16.32% 5,514 Geauga 3,004 78.62% 808 21.15% 9 0.24% 2,196 57.47% 3,821 Greene 4,488 63.67% 2,494 35.38% 67 0.95% 1,994 28.29% 7,049 Guernsey 3,106 55.60% 2,460 44.04% 20 0.36% 646 11.56% 5,586 Hamilton 28,869 49.46% 29,451 50.46% 43 0.07% -582 -1.00% 58,363 Hancock 2,811 46.59% 3,215 53.28% 8 0.13% -404 -6.70% 6,034 Hardin 2,830 50.98% 2,702 48.68% 19 0.34% 128 2.31% 5,551 Harrison 2,564 55.55% 2,020 43.76% 32 0.69% 544 11.79% 4,616 Henry 1,527 38.36% 2,445 61.42% 9 0.23% -918 -23.06% 3,981 Highland 3,341 50.06% 3,323 49.79% 10 0.15% 18 0.27% 6,674 Hocking 1,475 39.47% 2,259 60.45% 3 0.08% -784 -20.98% 3,737 Holmes 1,241 28.12% 3,171 71.84% 2 0.05% -1,930 -43.72% 4,414 Huron 4,504 59.37% 3,014 39.73% 68 0.90% 1,490 19.64% 7,586 Jackson 2,522 56.24% 1,954 43.58% 8 0.18% 568 12.67% 4,484 Jefferson 4,067 57.87% 2,922 41.58% 39 0.55% 1,145 16.29% 7,028 Knox 3,151 48.15% 3,301 50.44% 92 1.41% -150 -2.29% 6,544 Lake 2,941 71.28% 1,141 27.65% 44 1.07% 1,800 43.63% 4,126 Lawrence 3,975 57.15% 2,949 42.40% 31 0.45% 1,026 14.75% 6,955 Licking 3,962 41.84% 5,473 57.79% 35 0.37% -1,511 -15.96% 9,470 Logan 3,259 57.98% 2,286 40.67% 76 1.35% 973 17.31% 5,621 Lorain 5,187 65.28% 2,720 34.23% 39 0.49% 2,467 31.05% 7,946 Lucas 6,524 54.55% 5,155 43.10% 281 2.35% 1,369 11.45% 11,960 Madison 2,191 50.24% 2,145 49.19% 25 0.57% 46 1.05% 4,361 Mahoning 3,921 48.47% 3,691 45.62% 478 5.91% 230 2.84% 8,090 Marion 1,918 42.23% 2,603 57.31% 21 0.46% -685 -15.08% 4,542 Medina 3,119 58.39% 2,192 41.03% 31 0.58% 927 17.35% 5,342 Meigs 3,962 58.67% 2,773 41.06% 18 0.27% 1,189 17.61% 6,753 Mercer 1,128 28.39% 2,840 71.48% 5 0.13% -1,712 -43.09% 3,973 Miami 4,388 55.40% 3,509 44.31% 23 0.29% 879 11.10% 7,920 Monroe 1,462 27.72% 3,805 72.15% 7 0.13% -2,343 -44.43% 5,274 Montgomery 7,921 46.82% 8,971 53.02% 27 0.16% -1,050 -6.21% 16,919 Morgan 2,376 51.75% 2,108 45.92% 107 2.33% 268 5.84% 4,591 Morrow 2,450 53.47% 2,046 44.65% 86 1.88% 404 8.82% 4,582 Muskingum 5,232 48.66% 5,457 50.75% 63 0.59% -225 -2.09% 10,752 Noble 2,225 50.86% 2,096 47.91% 54 1.23% 129 2.95% 4,375 Ottawa 1,336 37.70% 2,208 62.30% 0 0.00% -872 -24.60% 3,544 Paulding 1,313 52.67% 1,180 47.33% 0 0.00% 133 5.33% 2,493 Perry 2,084 40.22% 2,810 54.24% 287 5.54% -726 -14.01% 5,181 Pickaway 2,565 43.03% 3,389 56.85% 7 0.12% -824 -13.82% 5,961 Pike 1,465 41.14% 2,096 58.86% 0 0.00% -631 -17.72% 3,561 Portage 3,712 54.92% 3,006 44.47% 41 0.61% 706 10.45% 6,759 Preble 3,004 53.46% 2,551 45.40% 64 1.14% 453 8.06% 5,619 Putnam 1,606 33.56% 3,174 66.33% 5 0.10% -1,568 -32.77% 4,785 Richland 3,649 45.19% 4,407 54.58% 18 0.22% -758 -9.39% 8,074 Ross 4,177 48.42% 4,431 51.36% 19 0.22% -254 -2.94% 8,627 Sandusky 3,032 47.31% 3,330 51.96% 47 0.73% -298 -4.65% 6,409 Scioto 3,359 52.55% 3,025 47.32% 8 0.13% 334 5.23% 6,392 Seneca 3,793 45.57% 4,515 54.25% 15 0.18% -722 -8.67% 8,323 Shelby 1,985 38.72% 3,141 61.28% 0 0.00% -1,156 -22.55% 5,126 Stark 6,410 48.16% 6,772 50.88% 127 0.95% -362 -2.72% 13,309 Summit 5,055 56.59% 3,804 42.59% 73 0.82% 1,251 14.01% 8,932 Trumbull 6,133 63.77% 3,030 31.51% 454 4.72% 3,103 32.27% 9,617 Tuscarawas 3,574 43.95% 4,545 55.89% 13 0.16% -971 -11.94% 8,132 Union 2,939 58.37% 2,072 41.15% 24 0.48% 867 17.22% 5,035 Van Wert 2,290 48.72% 2,410 51.28% 0 0.00% -120 -2.55% 4,700 Vinton 1,533 45.58% 1,817 54.03% 13 0.39% -284 -8.44% 3,363 Warren 4,146 61.79% 2,559 38.14% 5 0.07% 1,587 23.65% 6,710 Washington 4,361 49.09% 4,492 50.56% 31 0.35% -131 -1.47% 8,884 Wayne 4,009 46.40% 4,598 53.21% 34 0.39% -589 -6.82% 8,641 Williams 2,701 51.39% 2,546 48.44% 9 0.17% 155 2.95% 5,256 Wood 4,079 55.59% 3,245 44.23% 13 0.18% 834 11.37% 7,337 Wyandot 2,079 44.22% 2,619 55.71% 3 0.06% -540 -11.49% 4,701 Totals 330,698 50.21% 323,182 49.07% 4,769 1.72% 7,516 1.14% 658,649