1872 United States presidential election in Kentucky

1872 United States presidential election in Kentucky
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Nominee Horace Greeley Ulysses S. Grant
Party Liberal Republican Republican
Home state New York Illinois
Running mate Benjamin G. Brown Henry Wilson
Electoral vote 0[a] 0
Popular vote 99,995 88,766
Percentage 52.32% 46.44%

County Results

President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

The 1872 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Kentucky voted for the Liberal Republican candidate, Horace Greeley, over Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant. Greeley won Kentucky by a margin of 5.88%. However, Greeley died prior to the Electoral College meeting, meaning for Kentucky's 12 electors could vote for the candidate of their choice: eight voted for Indiana Senator Thomas Hendricks, while four voted for Greeley's running mate, Benjamin Gratz Brown.[1]

This is the last time a Republican won two terms without ever carrying the state.

Results

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United States presidential election in Kentucky, 1872[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana N/A of N/A 8 66.67%
Liberal Republican Benjamin G. Brown of Missouri N/A of N/A 4 33.33%
Liberal Republican Horace Greely of New York Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri 99,995 52.32% 0[a] 0.00%
Republican Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois Henry Wilson of Massachusetts 88,776 46.44% 0 0.00%
Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor John Quincy Adams II 2,374 1.24% 0 0.00%
Total 191,135 100.00% 12 100.00%

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b Greeley died after the election, but prior to the Electoral College meeting, and was thus ineligible for the office of President. Greeley had won 12 pledged electors, of which all cast their votes for other Democrats.

References

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  1. ^ "American presidential election, 1872". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Kentucky". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Electoral Votes for President and Vice President 1869-1877". U.S. Electoral College. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 9, 2017.