1876 Indiana gubernatorial election
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The 1876 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on October 10, 1876. Democratic nominee James D. Williams defeated Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison with 49.06% of the vote.
General electionEdit
CandidatesEdit
Major party candidates
- James D. Williams, Democratic, U.S. Representative
- Benjamin Harrison, Republican, lawyer and brevet brigadier general, USV
- Godlove Stein Orth, Republican, U.S. Representative[1]
- James C. Denny, Republican, former Attorney General[1]
- Leonidas Sexton, Republican, Lieutenant Governor under Thomas A. Hendricks[1]
Other candidates
- Henry W. Harrington, Greenback
ResultsEdit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/shortname]] | James D. Williams | 213,164 | 49.06% | |
| style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Republican Party (United States)|Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/shortname]] | Benjamin Harrison | 208,080 | 47.89% | |
| style="background-color: Template:Greenback Party/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Greenback Party|Template:Greenback Party/meta/shortname]] | Henry W. Harrington | 12,710 | 2.93% | |
| Majority | 5,084 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/shortname]] hold | Swing | |||
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Carmichael, O.B. (December 1913). "The Campaign of 1876 in Indiana". Indiana Magazine of History. 9 (4): 276–297. JSTOR 27785601.
- ↑ Kalb, Deborah (24 December 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved August 20, 2020.