Newmerland Elections

{{Infobox election
 * election_name    = 1876 Newmerland Presidential Election
 * country          = Newmerland
 * flag_year        =
 * flag_image       = Flag of Fiji.svg
 * type             = presidential
 * vote_type        = Popular
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 * election_date    = {{Start date|1876|9|18}}
 * elected_members  =
 * next_election    = 1880
 * next_year        = 1880
 * votes_for_election=
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 * seats_for_election=
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 * opinion_polls    =
 * registered       =
 * turnout          = 68.7
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 * image1           = Aaron Augustus Sargent - Brady-Handy.jpg
 * image1_size      = 150x150px
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 * colour1          = F6CB2F
 * nominee1         = Richard Norton
 * candidate1       =
 * leader1          =
 * party1           = Liberal
 * alliance1        =


 * popular_vote1    = 197,257
 * percentage1      = 37.8%
 * swing1           =


 * home_state1      =
 * running_mate1    = Christopher Hyde
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 * image2           = Felton-William-H.jpg
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 * colour2          = FF0000
 * nominee2         = Lloyd Preston Tucker
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 * leader2          =
 * party2           = Labour
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 * home_state2      =
 * running_mate2    = {R. Allen Smith
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 * popular_vote2    = 164,946
 * percentage2      = 32.6%
 * swing2           =


 * image4           = Thomas Andrews Hendricks.jpg
 * image4_size      = 150x150px
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 * colour4          = 4683C4
 * nominee4         = James H. Duval
 * candidate4       =
 * leader4          =
 * party4           = Conservative
 * alliance4        =


 * home_state4      =
 * running_mate4    = Francis Douglas
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 * popular_vote4    = 885,519
 * percentage4      = 21.6%
 * swing4           =


 * image5           = Portrait of John Forrest (cropped).jpg
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 * colour5          = 326760
 * nominee5         = Daniel Smith
 * candidate5       =
 * leader5          =
 * party5           = Populist
 * alliance5        =


 * home_state5      =
 * running_mate5    = Orrin Kirkpatrick
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 * popular_vote3    = 37,441
 * percentage3      = 7.4%
 * swing3           =


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}}
 * title            = President
 * before_election  = None (Office established)
 * before_party     =
 * posttitle        = Elected President
 * after_election   = Richard Norton
 * after_party      = Liberal