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 PresidentUlysses S. Grant of Illinois and his running mate SenatorHenry Wilson of Massachusetts. Grant and Wilson defeated the Liberal Republican and Democratic nominees, former CongressmanHorace Greeley of New York and his running mate former Senator and GovernorBenjamin 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