1872 United States presidential election in Indiana

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1872 United States presidential election in Indiana

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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 15 0 Popular vote 186,147 163,632 Percentage 53.00% 46.59%

County Results Grant   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Greeley   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

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

A presidential election was held in Indiana on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose 15 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Indiana was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois and his running mate Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts. Grant and Wilson defeated the Liberal Republican and Democratic nominees, former Congressman Horace Greeley of New York and his running mate former Senator and Governor Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri by a margin of 6.41%.

Results

1872 United States presidential election in Indiana [1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois	Henry Wilson of Massachusetts	186,147	53.00%	15	100.00%
	Liberal Republican	Horace Greeley of New York	Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri	163,632	46.59%	0	0.00%
	Bourbon Democrat	Charles O'Conor	John Quincy Adams II	1,417	0.40%	0	0.00%
Total				351,196	100.00%	15	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Indiana

References

1. "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Indiana".