Election in Louisiana
The 1876 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election . Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Louisiana voted for the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes , over the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden . Hayes won the state by a narrow margin of 3.30%.
This would be the final presidential election until Dwight D. Eisenhower won the state in 1956 where a Republican presidential candidate would win Louisiana.
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