1872 United States presidential election in New Jersey

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1872 United States presidential election in New Jersey
Flag of New Jersey.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 vote90
Popular vote91,65676,456
Percentage54.52%45.48%

New Jersey 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 New Jersey took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose nine electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Contents

New Jersey 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 9.04%.

This was the first time the Republicans won all the electoral votes of New Jersey, (see 1860 election in New Jersey for more information) as well as the popular vote. They would not win either again until 1896, 24 years later.

Results

1872 United States presidential election in New Jersey [1]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois Henry Wilson of Massachusetts 91,65654.52%9100.00%
Liberal Republican Horace Greeley of New York Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri 76,45645.48%00.00%
Total168,112100.00%9100.00%

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References

  1. "1872 Presidential General Election Results - New Jersey".