1872 Presidential Election Results
Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) won the 1872 presidential election with 286 of 352 electoral votes, defeating Horace Greeley (Liberal Republican and Democratic). Also receiving electoral votes: Thomas A. Hendricks 42, B. Gratz Brown 18, Charles J. Jenkins 2, and David Davis 1. Grant also won the popular vote with 56.0%. Horace Greeley died on Nov. 29, after the popular vote but before the electors met, and his electors scattered their votes. Arkansas and Louisiana's votes were not counted.
Results by state
| State | EV | Grant | Hendricks | Brown | Jenkins | Votes cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 10 | 53.2%90,27210 EV | – | – | – | 169,716 |
| California | 6 | 57.0%54,0076 EV | – | – | – | 94,724 |
| Connecticut | 6 | 52.4%50,3076 EV | – | – | – | 95,992 |
| Delaware | 3 | 52.2%11,1293 EV | – | – | – | 21,334 |
| Florida | 4 | 53.5%17,7634 EV | – | – | – | 33,190 |
| Georgia | 11 | 45.0%62,550 | – | 6 EV | 2 EV | 138,906 |
| Iowa | 11 | 64.9%131,56611 EV | – | – | – | 202,755 |
| Illinois | 21 | 56.7%241,93621 EV | – | – | – | 426,820 |
| Indiana | 15 | 53.2%186,14715 EV | – | – | – | 349,779 |
| Kansas | 5 | 67.0%66,8055 EV | – | – | – | 99,775 |
| Kentucky | 12 | 47.0%88,970 | 8 EV | 4 EV | – | 189,178 |
| Massachusetts | 13 | 69.3%133,45513 EV | – | – | – | 192,650 |
| Maryland | 8 | 49.7%66,760 | 8 EV | – | – | 134,447 |
| Maine | 7 | 67.9%61,4267 EV | – | – | – | 90,523 |
| Michigan | 11 | 63.8%138,76811 EV | – | – | – | 217,419 |
| Minnesota | 5 | 61.5%56,0405 EV | – | – | – | 91,171 |
| Missouri | 15 | 44.0%119,196 | 6 EV | 8 EV | – | 270,630 |
| Mississippi | 8 | 63.5%82,1758 EV | – | – | – | 129,457 |
| North Carolina | 10 | 57.5%94,77210 EV | – | – | – | 164,902 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 70.7%18,3293 EV | – | – | – | 25,932 |
| New Hampshire | 5 | 54.2%37,1685 EV | – | – | – | 68,593 |
| New Jersey | 9 | 54.4%91,6669 EV | – | – | – | 168,467 |
| Nevada | 3 | 57.4%8,4133 EV | – | – | – | 14,649 |
| New York | 35 | 53.2%440,75835 EV | – | – | – | 828,037 |
| Ohio | 22 | 53.6%281,85222 EV | – | – | – | 526,172 |
| Oregon | 3 | 60.4%11,8183 EV | – | – | – | 19,560 |
| Pennsylvania | 29 | 62.3%349,58929 EV | – | – | – | 561,629 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 71.9%13,6654 EV | – | – | – | 18,994 |
| South Carolina | 7 | 76.1%72,2907 EV | – | – | – | 94,989 |
| Tennessee | 12 | 47.8%85,655 | 12 EV | – | – | 179,046 |
| Texas | 8 | 41.5%47,910 | 8 EV | – | – | 115,585 |
| Virginia | 11 | 50.5%93,46311 EV | – | – | – | 185,110 |
| Vermont | 5 | 79.2%41,4805 EV | – | – | – | 52,406 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 54.9%105,01210 EV | – | – | – | 191,402 |
| West Virginia | 5 | 52.3%32,3205 EV | – | – | – | 61,852 |
Popular vote shares are of the votes for the candidates listed in the source. A dash under Votes cast means the state legislature chose the electors. Sources: the National Archives (electoral votes), the American Presidency Project and the Clerk of the House (popular vote).