1872 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

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1872 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

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 37,168 31,425 Percentage 53.94% 45.61%

County Results Grant   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% Greeley   50-60%

President before election Ulysses S. Grant Republican Elected President Ulysses S. Grant Republican

The 1872 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

New Hampshire was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois and his running mate Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts. Grant and Wilson defeated the Liberal Republican and Democratic nominees, former Congressman Horace Greeley of New York and his running mate former Senator and Governor Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri by a margin of 8.33%.

Horace Greeley had been born in New Hampshire. More specifically, in the town of Amherst.

Results

1872 United States presidential election in New Hampshire
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois	Henry Wilson of Massachusetts	37,168	53.94%	5	100.00%
	Liberal Republican	Horace Greeley of New York	Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri	31,425	45.61%	0	0.00%
	Prohibition	James Black of Pennsylvania	John Russell of Michigan	200	0.29%	0	0.00%
	Bourbon Democrat	Charles O’Conor of New York	John Quincy Adams II of Massachusetts	113	0.16%	0	0.00%
Total				68,906	100.00%	5	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential elections in New Hampshire