1872 United States presidential election in Missouri
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Elections in Missouri |
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The 1872 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose fifteen representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Missouri voted for the Liberal Republican candidate, Horace Greeley, over Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant. Greely won Missouri by a margin of 11.81%. However, Greely died prior to the Electoral College meeting, allowing Missouri's fifteen electors to vote for the candidate of their choice.[1]
Results
United States presidential election in Missouri, 1872[2][3][4] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Liberal Republican | Benjamin G. Brown of Missouri | N/A of N/A | – | – | 8 | 53.33% | ||
Democratic | Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana | N/A of N/A | – | – | 6 | 40.00% | ||
Liberal Republican | David Davis of Illinois | N/A of N/A | – | – | 1 | 6.67% | ||
Liberal Republican | Horace Greely of New York | Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri | 151,434 | 55.46% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Republican | Ulysses S. Grant of Ohio | Henry Wilson of Massachusetts | 119,196 | 43.65% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Straight-Out Democratic | Charles O'Conor | John Quincy Adams II | 2,429 | 0.89% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 273,059 | 100.00% | 15 | 100.00% |
References
- ^ "American presidential election, 1872". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Missouri". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Electoral Votes for President and Vice President 1869-1877". U.S. Electoral College. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved 6 December 2017.