Election in Missouri
1872 United States presidential election in Missouri
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| | | | Nominee | Horace Greeley | Ulysses S. Grant | Thomas A. Hendricks (Given electoral votes due to death of Greeley) | Party | Liberal Republican | Republican | Democratic | Home state | New York | Illinois | Indiana | Running mate | Benjamin G. Brown | Henry Wilson | | Electoral vote | 0 (8 invalidated[a] | 0 | 6 | Popular vote | 151,434 | 119,196 | | Percentage | 55.46% | 43.65% | | |
County Results Greeley 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100% | Grant 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% | |
President before election Ulysses S. Grant Republican | Elected President Ulysses S. Grant Republican | |
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The 1872 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Missouri voted for the Liberal Republican candidate, Horace Greeley, over Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant. Greeley won Missouri by a margin of 11.81%, but died prior to the Electoral College meeting, allowing Missouri's fifteen electors to vote for the candidate of their choice.[1]
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- ^ a b Greeley died after the election, but prior to the Electoral College meeting, and was thus ineligible for the office of President. Greeley had won 15 pledged electors, of which all cast their votes for other Democrats.
References
- ^ "American presidential election, 1872". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Missouri". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ "1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ "Electoral Votes for President and Vice President 1869-1877". U.S. Electoral College. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
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