1872 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

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1872 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

November 5, 1872

Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horace Greeley Party Republican Liberal Republican Home state Illinois New York Running mate Henry Wilson Benjamin G. Brown Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 104,994 86,477 Percentage 54.60% 44.97%

County Results Grant   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% Greeley   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%

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.

Results

Presidential Candidate	Running Mate	Party	Electoral Vote (EV)	Popular Vote (PV)
Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois (incumbent)	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%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Wisconsin