1872 United States presidential election in Kentucky

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1872 United States presidential election in Kentucky

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Nominee Horace Greeley Ulysses S. Grant Thomas A. Hendricks (Given electoral votes due to death of Greeley) Party Liberal Republican Republican Democratic Home state New York Illinois Indiana Running mate Benjamin G. Brown Henry Wilson Electoral vote 0 [a] 0 8 Popular vote 99,995 88,766 Percentage 52.32% 46.44%   Nominee Benjamin Gratz Brown (Given electoral votes due to death of Greeley) Party Liberal Republican Home state Missouri Electoral vote 4

County Results Greeley   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Grant   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

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

The 1872 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Kentucky voted for the Liberal Republican candidate, Horace Greeley, over Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant. Greeley won Kentucky by a margin of 5.88%. However, Greeley died prior to the Electoral College meeting, meaning for Kentucky's 12 electors could vote for the candidate of their choice: eight voted for Indiana Senator Thomas Hendricks, while four voted for Greeley's running mate, Benjamin Gratz Brown. ^[1]

This is the last time a Republican won two terms without ever carrying the state.

Results

United States presidential election in Kentucky, 1872 [2] [3] [4]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana	N/A of N/A	–	–	8	66.67%
	Liberal Republican	Benjamin G. Brown of Missouri	N/A of N/A	–	–	4	33.33%
	Liberal Republican	Horace Greeley of New York	Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri	99,995	52.32%	0 [a]	0.00%
	Republican	Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois	Henry Wilson of Massachusetts	88,776	46.44%	0	0.00%
	Straight-Out Democratic	Charles O'Conor	John Quincy Adams II	2,374	1.24%	0	0.00%
Total				191,135	100.00%	12	100.00%

Footnotes

1. Greeley died after the election, but prior to the Electoral College meeting, and was thus ineligible for the office of President. Greeley had won 12 pledged electors, of which all cast their votes for other Democrats.

References

1. "American presidential election, 1872". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
2. "1872 Presidential General Election Results – Kentucky". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
3. "1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
4. "Electoral Votes for President and Vice President 1869–1877". U.S. Electoral College. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 9, 2017.