Arkansas voted for the Republican candidate, PresidentUlysses 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]
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