1872 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

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1872 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
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  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 Gratz Brown
Electoral vote290
Popular vote349,589212,041
Percentage62.07%37.65%

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County Results

President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

The 1872 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose 29 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Pennsylvania voted for the Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant, over the Liberal Republican candidate, Horace Greeley. Grant won Pennsylvania by a margin of 24.42%.

Results

1872 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Ulysses S. Grant (incumbent)349,58962.07%29
Liberal Republican Horace Greeley 212,04137.65%0
Prohibition James Black 1,6320.29%0
Totals563,262100.0%29

See also

References

  1. "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 3, 2012.