1872 United States presidential election in California

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1872 United States presidential election in California
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  1868 November 5, 1872 1876  
  UlyssesGrant.jpg Horace Greeley restored (cropped).jpg
Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horace Greeley
Party Republican Liberal Republican
Home state Illinois New York
Running mate Henry Wilson Benjamin Gratz Brown
Electoral vote60
Popular vote51,18139,060
Percentage56.00%42.74%

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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 California was held on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. State voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. As was standard at the time, voters chose electors directly rather than simply voting for their party's candidate.

Contents

California voted for the Republican incumbent, Ulysses S. Grant, over the Liberal Republican nominee, New York Tribune publisher Horace Greeley.

Results

General Election Results [1]
PartyPledged toElectorVotes
Republican Party Ulysses S. GrantC. Spreckles51,181
Republican Party Ulysses S. GrantJ. E. Hale51,162
Republican Party Ulysses S. GrantJ. O. Goodwin51,157
Republican Party Ulysses S. GrantJ. F. Miller51,151
Republican Party Ulysses S. GrantJ. B. Felton51,149
Republican Party Ulysses S. GrantT. H. Rose51,140
Liberal Republican Party Horace GreeleyJ. C. Shorb39,060
Liberal Republican Party Horace GreeleyJo Hamilton39,006
Liberal Republican Party Horace GreeleyJohn Yule38,972
Liberal Republican Party Horace GreeleyF. M. Pixley38,962
Liberal Republican Party Horace GreeleyPeter Donahue38,954
Liberal Republican Party Horace GreeleyF. H. Rosenbaum38,931
Straight-Out Democratic Party Charles O'ConorJ. Mora Moss920
Straight-Out Democratic Party Charles O'ConorZ. Montgomery915
Straight-Out Democratic Party Charles O'ConorA. J. King905
Straight-Out Democratic Party Charles O'ConorW. J. Graves903
Straight-Out Democratic Party Charles O'ConorJohn Nugent883
Straight-Out Democratic Party Charles O'ConorM. R. C. Pullen880
Write-in Scattering226
Votes cast [lower-alpha 1] 91,387

Results by county

CountyUlysses S. Grant
Republican
Horace Greeley
Liberal Republican
Charles O'Conor
Straight-Out Democratic
Scattering
Write-in
MarginTotal votes cast [lower-alpha 2]
# %# %# %# %# %
Alameda 2,56467.21%1,22832.19%230.60%00.00%1,33635.02%3,815
Alpine 8964.49%3827.54%117.97%00.00%5136.96%138
Amador 99455.81%76643.01%130.73%80.45%22812.80%1,781
Butte 1,20456.95%81638.60%904.26%40.19%38818.35%2,114
Calaveras 90854.18%75144.81%171.01%00.00%1579.37%1,676
Colusa 49049.54%49950.46%00.00%00.00%−9−0.91%989
Contra Costa 95867.51%46132.49%00.00%00.00%49735.02%1,419
Del Norte 16954.87%13945.13%00.00%00.00%309.74%308
El Dorado 1,30952.30%1,09343.67%1014.04%00.00%2168.63%2,503
Fresno 11131.90%23768.10%00.00%00.00%−126−36.21%348
Humboldt [lower-alpha 3] [2] 99370.18%40328.48%191.34%00.00%59041.70%1,415
Inyo 20653.93%17646.07%00.00%00.00%307.85%382
Kern 17538.04%28561.96%00.00%00.00%−110−23.91%460
Klamath 8340.49%12259.51%00.00%00.00%−39−19.02%205
Lake 20236.14%35563.51%20.36%00.00%−153−7.37%559
Lassen 18266.67%9133.33%00.00%00.00%9133.33%273
Los Angeles 1,31247.23%1,22944.24%2368.50%10.04%832.99%2,778
Marin 60066.52%30133.37%10.11%00.00%29933.15%902
Mariposa 39952.29%36447.71%00.00%00.00%354.59%763
Mendocino 66245.28%72549.59%694.72%60.41%−63−4.31%1,462
Merced 26340.90%38059.10%00.00%00.00%−117−18.20%643
Mono 8863.77%5036.23%00.00%00.00%3827.54%138
Monterey 1,15453.62%97645.35%221.02%00.00%1788.27%2,152
Napa 90061.18%55237.53%191.29%00.00%34823.66%1,471
Nevada 2,03958.51%1,43741.23%90.26%00.00%60217.27%3,485
Placer 1,41662.24%83836.84%110.48%100.44%57825.41%2,275
Plumas 51264.65%28035.35%00.00%00.00%23229.29%792
Sacramento 3,39069.70%1,46930.20%50.10%00.00%1,92139.49%4,864
San Bernardino [lower-alpha 4] [2] 31853.74%18930.05%10216.22%00.00%14923.69%629
San Diego [lower-alpha 5] [2] 51357.45%36040.31%202.24%00.00%15317.13%893
San Francisco 11,81151.02%11,18548.32%00.00%1540.67%6262.70%23,150
San Joaquin 1,78457.40%1,31242.21%120.39%00.00%47215.19%3,108
San Luis Obispo 46155.01%32138.31%566.68%00.00%14016.71%838
San Mateo 64868.14%30331.86%00.00%00.00%34536.28%951
Santa Barbara [lower-alpha 6] [2] 69258.94%48241.06%00.00%00.00%21017.89%1,174
Santa Clara 2,21856.96%1,67042.89%60.15%00.00%54814.07%3,894
Santa Cruz 1,02966.99%47030.60%372.41%00.00%55936.39%1,536
Shasta 53962.38%28232.64%434.98%00.00%25729.75%864
Sierra 92571.21%37428.79%00.00%00.00%55142.42%1,299
Siskiyou 70951.68%66348.32%00.00%00.00%463.35%1,372
Solano 2,41265.61%1,25734.19%70.19%00.00%1,15531.42%3,676
Sonoma 1,70350.24%1,60147.23%461.36%401.18%1023.01%3,390
Stanislaus 46441.06%66658.94%00.00%00.00%−202−17.88%1,130
Sutter 49562.50%27634.85%192.40%20.25%21927.65%792
Tehama 40062.60%23536.78%40.63%00.00%16525.82%639
Trinity [lower-alpha 7] [2] 34552.75%30746.94%20.31%00.00%385.81%654
Tulare 39544.23%49855.77%00.00%00.00%−103−11.53%893
Tuolumne 81051.20%72645.89%462.91%00.00%845.31%1,582
Yolo 84153.74%71145.43%120.77%10.06%1308.31%1,565
Yuba 1,15857.53%85242.32%30.15%00.00%30615.20%2,013
Total [lower-alpha 8] 51,18156.00%39,06042.74%9201.01%2260.25%12,12113.26%91,387

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Liberal Republican

Notes

  1. Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  2. Based on highest elector on each ticket
  3. The returns from this county arrived too late to be included in the official canvass
  4. The returns from this county arrived too late to be included in the official canvass
  5. The returns from this county arrived too late to be included in the official canvass
  6. The returns from this county arrived too late to be included in the official canvass
  7. The returns from this county arrived too late to be included in the official canvass
  8. Does not include the votes from Humboldt, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Trinity counties

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References

  1. A Statement of the votes polled at the General Election held throughout the State on Tuesday November 5th A.D. 1872 for Presidential Electors
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Official Returns". California Digital Newspaper Collection. Sacramento Daily Union. November 26, 1872. Retrieved June 18, 2024.