1872, united, states, presidential, election, pennsylvania, main, article, 1872, united, states, presidential, election, took, place, november, 1872, part, 1872, united, states, presidential, election, voters, chose, representatives, electors, electoral, colle. Main article 1872 United States presidential election The 1872 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 5 1872 as part of the 1872 United States presidential election Voters chose 29 representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1872 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1868 November 5 1872 1876 Nominee Ulysses S Grant Horace GreeleyParty Republican Liberal RepublicanHome state Illinois New YorkRunning mate Henry Wilson Benjamin Gratz BrownElectoral vote 29 0Popular vote 349 589 212 041Percentage 62 07 37 65 County Results Grant 50 60 60 70 70 80 Greeley 50 60 60 70 70 80 President before electionUlysses S GrantRepublican Elected President Ulysses S GrantRepublicanPennsylvania voted for the Republican candidate Ulysses S Grant over the Liberal Republican candidate Horace Greeley Grant won Pennsylvania by a margin of 24 42 Results edit1872 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesRepublican Ulysses S Grant incumbent 349 589 62 07 29Liberal Republican Horace Greeley 212 041 37 65 0Other James Black 1 632 0 29 0Totals 563 262 100 0 29See also editList of United States presidential elections in PennsylvaniaReferences edit 1872 Presidential General Election Results Pennsylvania U S Election Atlas Retrieved August 3 2012 nbsp nbsp This Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania amp oldid 1173612766, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
