1872 United States presidential election in Arkansas

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1872 United States presidential election in Arkansas
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  1868 November 5, 1872 1876  
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Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horace Greeley
Party Republican Liberal Republican
Home state Illinois New York
Running mate Henry Wilson Benjamin G. Brown
Electoral votenone (6 elected)0
Popular vote41,37337,927
Percentage52.17%47.83%

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County Results

President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

The 1872 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Arkansas voted for the Republican candidate, President Ulysses S. Grant, over Liberal Republican candidate Horace Greeley. Grant won Arkansas by a margin of 4.34%. However, due to the turbulent conditions of Reconstruction, along with various irregularities and allegations of electoral fraud, Congress rejected Arkansas' six electoral votes. [1] Neighboring Louisiana's electoral votes were also rejected. [1] This was the last time Arkansas voted Republican until 1972, one hundred years later. This was also the last time untill 1968 that the state did not vote for the Democratic candidate.

Results

1872 United States presidential election in Arkansas [2] [3]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois (incumbent) Henry Wilson of Massachusetts 41,37352.17%0 (6 elected)0.00%
Liberal Republican Horace Greely of New York Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri 37,92747.83%00.00%
Total79,300100.00%00.00%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "American presidential election, 1872". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017.
  2. "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Arkansas". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  3. "1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 5, 2017.