The Electoral vote as finally declared and counted by the Electoral Commission, March 2, 1877, was: Hayes and Wheeler. Tilden and Hendricks. The Popular vote for President was as follows: Samuel J. Tilden, of New York.. Rutherford B. Hayes, of Ohio. Peter Cooper, of New York.. 185 184 4,284,757 4,033,950 81,740 9,522 2,636 In the Senate of the Forty-fifth Congress there were 39 Republicans, 36 Democrats and 1 Independent; in the House, 156 Democrats and 137 Republicans. In the Forty-sixth Congress the Democrats controlled both Houses, having 43 Senators to 33 Republicans, and 150 Representatives, to 128 Republicans and 14 Nationals. The The Michigan stood well by its Republican colors, giving Hayes 166,534, and Tilden 141,035, a Republican plurality of 25,439. Greenback ticket had 9,060 votes and the Prohibition 766. Presidential electors were: At Large-William A. Howard, Henry W. Lord. By Districts (1) William Doeltz; (2) Charles H. Kempf; (3) Preston Mitchell; (4) Delos Phillips; (5) Jacob Den Herder; (6) Charles Kipp; (7) Jeremiah Jencks; (8) Benton Hanchett; (9) William Dunham. For Governor, Charles M. Croswell, Republican, had 165,926, to 142,492 for William L. Webber, Democrat, and 8,297 for Levi Sparks, Greenback. Alpheus S. Williams, of the Detroit District, was the only Democrat elected to Congress, the Republicans chosen being Mark S. Brewer, Omar D. Conger, Charles C. Ellsworth, Jay A. Hubbell, Edwin W. Keightly, Jonas H. McGowan, John W. Stone and Edwin Willits. |