1872 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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1872 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horace Greeley Party Republican Liberal Republican Home state Illinois New York Running mate Henry Wilson Benjamin G. Brown Electoral vote 7 0 Popular vote 72,290 22,683 Percentage 75.75% 23.77%

County Results Grant   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Greeley   50–60%

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

The 1872 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose 7 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

South Carolina 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 51.98%.

With 75.75% of the popular vote, South Carolina would be Grant's second strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont. ^[1] This election would also prove to be the high water mark for any Republican presidential candidate in the state as of 2025.

Results

General Election Results ^[2]

Party		Pledged to	Elector	Votes
	Republican Party	Ulysses S. Grant	D. H. Chamberlain	72,290
	Republican Party	Ulysses S. Grant	S. A. Swails	72,289
	Republican Party	Ulysses S. Grant	Henry Sparnick	72,287
	Republican Party	Ulysses S. Grant	W. B. Nash	72,282
	Republican Party	Ulysses S. Grant	William Gurney	72,260
	Republican Party	Ulysses S. Grant	W. N. Taft	72,164
	Republican Party	Ulysses S. Grant	T. J. Mackey	72,124
	Democratic Party	Horace Greeley	S. A. Pearce	22,683
	Democratic Party	Horace Greeley	M. P. O'Connor	22,669
	Democratic Party	Horace Greeley	W. H. Wallace	22,663
	Democratic Party	Horace Greeley	Johnson Hagood	22,648
	Democratic Party	Horace Greeley	S. Farr	22,641
	Democratic Party	Horace Greeley	W. W. Robertson	22,606
	Democratic Party	Horace Greeley	W. W. Walker	22,472
	Straight-Out Democratic Party	Charles O'Conor	W. H. Stack	204
	Straight-Out Democratic Party	Charles O'Conor	J. D. McCarley	202
	Straight-Out Democratic Party	Charles O'Conor	William T. Wilkins	202
	Straight-Out Democratic Party	Charles O'Conor	T. D. Napper	201
	Straight-Out Democratic Party	Charles O'Conor	J. W. Covar	201
	Straight-Out Democratic Party	Charles O'Conor	J. R. Lambson	194
	Straight-Out Democratic Party	Charles O'Conor	A. J. Vandergrift	185
	Write-in	N/A	Scattering	259
Votes cast [a]				95,436

Notes

1. Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket

References

1. "1872 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
2. "Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina at the Regular Session, 1872-'73". Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: 129–132 – via HathiTrust.