1872 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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1872 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horace Greeley
Party Republican Liberal Republican
Home state Ohio New York
Running mate Henry Wilson Benjamin G. Brown
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 50,314 45,695
Percentage 52.41% 47.59%

Connecticut Presidential Election Results 1872.svg
County Results

President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

The 1872 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose six electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Connecticut was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois and his running mate Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts. Grant and Wilson defeated the Liberal Republican and Democratic nominees, former Congressman Horace Greeley of New York and his running mate former Senator and Governor Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri by a narrow margin of 4.82%.

Results[]

1872 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois Henry Wilson of Massachusetts 50,314 52.41% 6 100.00%
Liberal Republican Horace Greeley of New York Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri 45,695 47.59% 0 0.00%
Total 96,009 100.00% 6 100.00%

See also[]

  • United States presidential elections in Connecticut

References[]

  1. ^ "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
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