1872 Presidential Election
Electoral College record, as published by the National Archives
¹ Horace Greeley died November 29, 1872, after the election, but before the meeting of the electors. By resolution of the House, the 3 electoral votes cast for him were not counted.
² Following Greeley's death, electors in several states cast their votes variously for President or Vice President. Benjamin Gratz Brown, Greeley's running mate, received 18 electoral votes for President and 47 electoral votes for Vice President. Several others received electoral votes for either President or Vice President.
³ Vice President Henry Wilson died in Washington, D.C., on November 22, 1875.
Electoral votes by state
| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President | For Vice-President | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses S. Grant, of Illinois | Horace Greeley, of New York | Others¹ | Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts | Benjamin Gratz Brown, of Missouri | Others² | ||
| Alabama | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Arkansas³ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| California | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Connecticut | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Delaware | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Florida | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Georgia⁴ | 11 | - | - | 8 | - | 5 | 6 |
| Illinois | 21 | 21 | - | - | 21 | - | - |
| Indiana | 15 | 15 | - | - | 15 | - | - |
| Iowa | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| Kansas | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Kentucky⁵ | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | 8 | 4 |
| Louisiana³ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maine | 7 | 7 | - | - | 7 | - | - |
| Maryland⁶ | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Massachusetts | 13 | 13 | - | - | 13 | - | - |
| Michigan | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| Minnesota | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Mississippi | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Missouri⁷ | 15 | - | - | 15 | - | 6 | 9 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Nevada | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| New Hampshire | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| New Jersey | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| New York | 35 | 35 | - | - | 35 | - | - |
| North Carolina | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Ohio | 22 | 22 | - | - | 22 | - | - |
| Oregon | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Pennsylvania | 29 | 29 | - | - | 29 | - | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| South Carolina | 7 | 7 | - | - | 7 | - | - |
| Tennessee⁸ | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | 12 | - |
| Texas⁹ | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Vermont | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Virginia | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| West Virginia | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Totals | 352 | 286 | - | 63¹⁰ | 286 | 47 | 19¹¹ |
¹David Davis, of Illinois; Benjamin Gratz Brown, of Missouri; Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana; Charles J. Jenkins, of Georgia
²Nathaniel Prentice Banks, of Massachusetts; Thomas E. Bramlette, of Kentucky; Alfred H. Colquitt, of Georgia; William S. Groesbeck, of Ohio; George W. Julian, of Indiana; Willis B. Machen, of Kentucky; John M. Palmer, of Illinois
³Arkansas and Louisiana were unable to certify their election results and did not submit any electoral votes to be counted.
⁴In Georgia, Greeley received 3 electoral votes for President, but these were not counted by resolution of the House; Gratz Brown received 6 electoral votes for President and 5 electoral votes for Vice President; Jenkins received 2 electoral votes for President; Banks received 1 electoral vote for Vice President; and Colquitt received 5 electoral votes for Vice President.
⁵In Kentucky, Gratz Brown received 4 electoral votes for President and 8 electoral votes for Vice President; Hendricks received 8 electoral votes for President; Bramlette received 3 electoral votes for Vice President; and Machen received 1 electoral vote for Vice President.
⁶In Maryland, Hendricks received 8 electoral votes for President; and Gratz Brown received 8 electoral votes for Vice President.
⁷In Missouri, Gratz Brown received 8 electoral votes for President and 6 electoral votes for Vice President; Hendricks received 6 electoral votes for President; Davis received 1 electoral vote for President; Julian received 5 electoral votes for Vice President; Palmer received 3 electoral votes for Vice President; and Groesbeck received 1 electoral vote for Vice President.
⁸In Tennessee, Hendricks received 12 electoral votes for President; and Gratz Brown received 12 electoral votes for Vice President.
⁹In Texas, Hendricks received 8 electoral votes for president; and Gratz Brown received 8 electoral votes for vice president.
¹⁰Gratz Brown received 18 votes; Hendricks received 42 votes; Jenkins received 2 votes; and Davis received 1 vote.
¹¹Colquitt received 5 votes; Julian received 5 votes; Bramlette received 3 votes; Palmer received 3 votes; Banks received 1 vote; Groesbeck received 1 vote; and Machen received 1 vote.
Official records
- 1872 Electoral College Results
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