1876 United States presidential election
Results
According to the Commission's rulings, of the 2,249 counties and independent cities making returns, Tilden won in 1,301 (57.85%) while Hayes carried only 947 (42.11%).

1876 United States presidential election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: According to the Commission's rulings, of the 2,249 counties and independent cities making returns, Tilden won in 1,301 (57.85%) while Hayes carried only 947 (42.11%).

Presidential candidate	Party	Home state	Popular vote	Electoral vote	Running mate

Count	Percentage	Vice-presidential candidate

Rutherford B. Hayes	Republican	Ohio	4,034,142	47.92%	185	William A. Wheeler	New York	185

Samuel J. Tilden	Democratic	New York	4,286,808	50.92%	184	Thomas A. Hendricks	Indiana	184

Peter Cooper	Greenback	New York	83,726	0.99%	0	Samuel Fenton Cary	Ohio	0

Green Clay Smith	Prohibition	Kentucky	6,945	0.08%	0	Gideon T. Stewart	Ohio	0

James Walker	American National Party	Illinois	463	0.01%	0	Donald Kirkpatrick	New York	0

Other	6,575	0.08%	—	Other	—

Total	8,418,659	100%	369	369

Needed to win	185	185

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Hayes of the Republican party had a 185–184 electoral vote victory.

final_sentence: Hayes of the Republican party had a 185–184 electoral vote victory.