1872 United States presidential election in Indiana

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1872 United States presidential election in Indiana
Flag of Indiana.svg
  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 G. Brown
Electoral vote150
Popular vote186,147163,632
Percentage53.00%46.59%

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County Results

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.

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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]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois Henry Wilson of Massachusetts 186,14753.00%15100.00%
Liberal Republican Horace Greeley of New York Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri 163,63246.59%00.00%
Bourbon Democrat Charles O'Conor John Quincy Adams II 1,4170.40%00.00%
Total351,196100.00%15100.00%

See also

References

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