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1872 United States presidential election in West Virginia

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1872 United States presidential election in West Virginia

← 1868 November 5, 1872 1876 →
 
Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horace Greeley
Party Republican Liberal Republican
Home state Illinois New York
Running mate Henry Wilson Benjamin G. Brown
Electoral vote 5 0
Popular vote 32,320 29,532
Percentage 51.74% 47.28%

County Results

President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

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

West Virginia 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 4.46%.

Results

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1872 United States presidential election in West Virginia[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois Henry Wilson of Massachusetts 32,320 51.74% 5 100.00%
Liberal Republican Horace Greeley of New York Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri 29,532 47.28% 0 0.00%
Bourbon Democrat Charles O'Conor John Quincy Adams II 615 0.98% 0 0.00%
Total 62467 100.00% 5 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ "1872 Presidential General Election Results - West Virginia".