1876 Indiana Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1876 Indiana Gubernatorial Election?

James D. Williams won the 1876 Indiana Gubernatorial Election. James D. Williams received 213,164 popular votes (49.06%). The main challenger was Benjamin Harrison (47.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Williams and Harrison

Williams +1.2 pts · won by 5,084 votes
213,164 votes
208,080 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.0% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.