1872 United States presidential election in Mississippi

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1872 United States presidential election in Mississippi
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  1860 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 G. Brown
Electoral vote80
Popular vote82,17547,282
Percentage63.48%36.52%

Mississippi Presidential Election Results 1872.svg
County Results

President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

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

Mississippi voted for the Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant, over Liberal Republican candidate Horace Greeley. Grant won Mississippi by a margin of 26.96%. The state would not vote Republican again until 1964.

Results

United States presidential election in Mississippi, 1872 [1] [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois Henry Wilson of Massachusetts 82,17563.48%8100.00%
Liberal Republican Horace Greeley of New York Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri 47,28236.52%00.00%
Total129,457100.00%8100.00%

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References

  1. "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Mississippi". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  2. "1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 5, 2017.