1876 Election Cycle

Republican Rutherford Hayes carried Minnesota in the presidential election by 19.6 points – his fourth largest victory margin in the 10-state Midwest region trailing Kansas (32.6 points), Nebraska (29.4 points), and Iowa (20.2 points).

Republicans swept all three U.S. House elections bringing their winning streak to 11 contests in a row and 22 of the last 23 for the office.

Elections

Date Office Stage Winners Details
11/07/1876 State House, District 15 General Lewis H. Garrard (Republican) won with 624 votes (55.71%) and a winning margin of +11.43
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Lewis H. Garrard Man Republican 624 55.71
__ Wise Man Democrat 496 44.29

First District.

Garrard was a resident of Lake City and Vice President of the First National Bank.

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11/07/1876 State House, District 10 General Edwin (E.P.) Whiting (Republican) won with 1,349 votes (27.08%) and a winning margin of +2.67
George W. Pugh (Republican) won with 1,222 votes (24.53%) and a winning margin of +0.12
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Edwin (E.P.) Whiting Incumbent Man Republican 1,349 27.08
George W. Pugh Man Republican 1,222 24.53
William H. (W.H.) White Incumbent Man Greenback 1,216 24.41
Ole Seeverts Man Greenback 1,194 23.97

White was a resident of Farmington.

Seeverts was a resident of Salem.

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11/07/1876 State House, District 09 General Marcus Wing (Republican) won with 1,071 votes (27.83%) and a winning margin of +4.55
Thomas W. (T.W.) Phelps (Republican) won with 1,021 votes (26.53%) and a winning margin of +3.25
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Marcus Wing Man Republican 1,071 27.83
Thomas W. (T.W.) Phelps Man Republican 1,021 26.53
Henry Stanchfield Incumbent Man Greenback 896 23.28
Horatio (H.H.) Heydon Man Greenback 861 22.37

Stanchfield was a resident of Viola.

Haydon was a resident of Elmira.

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11/07/1876 State House, District 05 General John La Porte (J.L.) Gibbs (Republican) won with 2,177 votes (39.93%) and a winning margin of +29.84
Henry G. (H.G.) Emmons (Republican) won with 2,176 votes (39.91%) and a winning margin of +29.82
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
John La Porte (J.L.) Gibbs Incumbent Man Republican 2,177 39.93
Henry G. (H.G.) Emmons Man Republican 2,176 39.91
John Herron Man Democrat 550 10.09
Fred Fink Man Democrat 549 10.07

Herron was a resident of Newry.

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11/07/1876 State House, District 15 General Samuel L. (S.L.) Campbell (Democrat) won with 605 votes (66.63%) and a winning margin of +33.26
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Samuel L. (S.L.) Campbell Incumbent Man Democrat 605 66.63
William Cady Man Republican 303 33.37

Second District.

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