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1872 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

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1872 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

← 1868 November 5, 1872 1876 →
 
Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horace Greeley
Party Republican Liberal Republican
Home state Ohio New York
Running mate Henry Wilson Benjamin G. Brown
Electoral vote 10 0
Popular vote 104,994 86,477
Percentage 54.6% 44.97%

President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

The 1872 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 5, 1872 as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. State voters chose ten electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Republican Party candidate and incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant won Wisconsin with 54.60 percent of the popular vote, winning the state's ten electoral votes.[1]

Results

Presidential Candidate Running Mate Party Electoral Vote (EV) Popular Vote (PV)
Ulysses S. Grant of Ohio Henry Wilson Republican 10 104,994 54.60%
Horace Greeley Benjamin Gratz Brown Liberal Republican 0 86,477 44.97%
Charles O'Conor John Quincy Adams II Straight-Out Democrats 0 834 0.43%

References

  1. ^ "1872 Presidential General Election Results – Wisconsin". Retrieved August 18, 2016.