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U.S. presidential election, 1872

Presidential CandidateElectoral Vote Popular Vote Pct Party Running Mate
(Electoral Votes)
Ulysses S. Grant (W) 286 3,597,132 Republican Henry Wilson (286)
Horace Greeley -- 2,834,125 Democrat-Liberal Republican
B. Gratz Brown[?] (18), Thomas A. Hendricks (42), Charles J. Jenkins[?] (2), David Davis[?] (1) B. Gratz Brown[?] (47), N.P. Banks[?] (1), George W. Julian[?] (5), Alfred H. Colquitt[?] (5), John M. Palmer[?] (3), Thomas E. Bramlette[?] (3), William S. Groesbeck[?] (1), Willis B. Machen[?] (1)
Other elections: 1860, 1864, 1868, 1872, 1876, 1880, 1884
Source: U.S. Office of the Federal Register (http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/scores#1872)


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Notes:

By resolution of the House, 3 votes cast for Greeley were not counted. V.P. Henry Wilson died November 22, 1875.

See also: President of the United States, U.S. presidential election, 1872



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