1872, united, states, presidential, election, minnesota, main, article, 1872, united, states, presidential, election, took, place, november, 1872, part, 1872, united, states, presidential, election, voters, chose, five, representatives, electors, electoral, co. Main article 1872 United States presidential election The 1872 United States presidential election in Minnesota 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 1872 United States presidential election in Minnesota 1868 November 5 1872 1876 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 55 708 35 211 Percentage 61 27 38 73 County Results Grant 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 90 100 Greeley 50 60 60 70 70 80 Unknown No Vote President before election Ulysses S Grant Republican Elected President Ulysses S Grant Republican Minnesota voted for the Republican candidate Ulysses S Grant over Liberal Republican candidate Horace Greeley Grant won Minnesota by a margin of 22 54 Results edit1872 United States presidential election in Minnesota 1 2 Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote Count Count Republican Ulysses S Grant of Illinois Henry Wilson of Massachusetts 55 708 61 27 5 100 00 Liberal Republican Horace Greely of New York Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri 35 211 38 73 0 0 00 Total 90 919 100 00 5 100 00 See also editUnited States presidential elections in MinnesotaReferences edit 1872 Presidential General Election Results Minnesota U S Election Atlas Retrieved May 19 2018 1872 Presidential Election The American Presidency Project University of California Santa Barbara Retrieved May 19 2018 nbsp nbsp This Minnesota elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1872 United States presidential election in Minnesota amp oldid 1173612710, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
