1872 United States presidential election in Delaware

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1872 United States presidential election in Delaware

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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 vote 3 0 Popular vote 11,129 10,205 Percentage 51.00% 46.76%

County Results Grant   40–50%   50–60% Greeley   50–60%

President before election Ulysses S. Grant Republican Elected President Ulysses S. Grant Republican

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

Delaware voted for the Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant, over Liberal Republican candidate Horace Greeley. Grant won Delaware by a narrow margin of 4.24%, making him the first Republican to win the state in a presidential election. It would not be carried by another Republican presidential candidate until 1896.

Results

1872 United States presidential election in Delaware [1] [2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois	Henry Wilson of Massachusetts	11,129	51.00%	3	100.00%
	Liberal Republican	Horace Greeley of New York	Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri	10,205	46.76%	0	0.00%
	Straight-Out Democratic	Charles O'Conor	John Quincy Adams II	488	2.24%	0	0.00%
Total				21,822	100.00%	3	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Delaware

References

1. "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
2. "1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 3, 2017.