1872 United States presidential election in Kansas
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 5 0
Popular vote 66,805 32,970
Percentage 66.46% 32.80%
County Results
President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

 Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

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

Kansas voted for the Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant, over Liberal Republican candidate Horace Greeley. Grant won Kansas by a margin of 33.66%.

Results

1872 United States presidential election in Kansas[1][2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois Henry Wilson of Massachusetts 66,805 66.46% 5 100.00%
Liberal Republican Horace Greely of New York Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri 32,970 32.80% 0 0.00%
Write-ins N/A N/A 581 0.58% 0 0.00%
Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor John Quincy Adams II 156 0.16% 0 0.00%
Total 100,512 100.00% 5 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Kansas". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ "1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 3, 2017.


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