1872 United States presidential election in Michigan

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1872 United States presidential election in Michigan
Flag of Michigan.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 vote110
Popular vote138,75878,551
Percentage62.66%35.47%

Michigan Presidential Election Results 1872.svg
County Results

President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

The 1872 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

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Michigan again went for Republican incumbent Ulysses S. Grant, increasing his margin of victory over his challenger (Liberal Republican Horace Greeley) to more than 27%.

Results

1872 United States presidential election in Michigan [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ulysses S. Grant (incumbent) 138,758 62.66%
Liberal Republican Horace Greeley 78,55135.47%
Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor 2,8751.30%
Prohibition James Black 1,2710.57%
Total votes221,455 100%

See also

References

  1. "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan" . Retrieved April 3, 2018.