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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Indiana}}<br />
{{Infobox election<br />
| election_name = 1876 Indiana gubernatorial election<br />
| country = Indiana<br />
| type = Presidential<br />
| ongoing = no<br />
| previous_election = 1872 Indiana gubernatorial election<br />
| previous_year = 1872<br />
| next_election = 1880 Indiana gubernatorial election<br />
| next_year = 1880<br />
| election_date = October 10, 1876<br />
| image1 = [[File:James D. Williams - Brady-Handy.jpg|x150px]]<br />
| nominee1 = '''[[James D. Williams]]'''<br />
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States) <br />
| popular_vote1 = '''213,164'''<br />
| percentage1 = '''49.06%'''<br />
| image2 = [[File:Benjamin Harrison, head and shoulders bw photo, 1896.jpg|x150px]]<br />
| nominee2 = [[Benjamin Harrison]]<br />
| party2 = Republican Party (United States) <br />
| popular_vote2 = 208,080<br />
| percentage2 = 47.89%<br />
| map_image = <br />
| map_size = <br />
| map_caption =<br />
| title = Governor<br />
| before_election = [[Thomas A. Hendricks]]<br />
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)<br />
| after_election = [[James D. Williams]]<br />
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)<br />
}}<br />
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{{ElectionsIN}}<br />
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The '''1876 Indiana gubernatorial election''' was held on October 10, 1876. [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee [[James D. Williams]] defeated [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[Benjamin Harrison]] with 49.06% of the vote.<br />
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==General election==<br />
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===Candidates===<br />
'''Major party candidates'''<br />
*James D. Williams, Democratic, [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]]<br />
*Benjamin Harrison, Republican, lawyer and [[brevet (military)|brevet]] [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]], [[United States Volunteers|USV]]<br />
*[[Godlove Stein Orth]], Republican, U.S. Representative<ref name="Carmichael">{{cite journal |last1=Carmichael |first1=O.B. |title=The Campaign of 1876 in Indiana |journal=Indiana Magazine of History |date=December 1913 |volume=9 |issue=4 |pages=276–297 |jstor=27785601 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/27785601}}</ref><br />
*[[James C. Denny]], Republican, former [[Indiana Attorney General|Attorney General]]<ref name="Carmichael"/><br />
*[[Leonidas Sexton]], Republican, [[Lieutenant Governor of Indiana|Lieutenant Governor]] under [[Thomas A. Hendricks]]<ref name="Carmichael"/><br />
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'''Other candidates'''<br />
*Henry W. Harrington, Greenback<br />
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===Results===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=1876 Indiana gubernatorial election<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1692 |title=Guide to U.S. Elections |isbn=9781483380353 |access-date=August 20, 2020|last1=Kalb |first1=Deborah |date=24 December 2015 }}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
| party = Democratic Party (United States) <br />
| candidate = [[James D. Williams]]<br />
| votes = 213,164<br />
| percentage = 49.06%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
| party = Republican Party (United States) <br />
| candidate = [[Benjamin Harrison]]<br />
| votes = 208,080<br />
| percentage = 47.89%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
| party = Greenback Party <br />
| candidate = [[Henry W. Harrington]]<br />
| votes = 12,710<br />
| percentage = 2.93%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
| votes = 5,084<br />
| percentage = <br />
| change =<br />
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{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
| winner = Democratic Party (United States) <br />
| loser = <br />
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{{Election box end}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Reconstruction Era}}<br />
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[[Category:Indiana gubernatorial elections|1876]]<br />
[[Category:1876 United States gubernatorial elections|Indiana]]<br />
[[Category:1876 Indiana elections|Gubernatorial]]</div>
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