1872 United States presidential election in Vermont

none June 2025 September 2023 1872 United States presidential election 1872 United States presidential election in Vermont Vermont 1837 presidential no 1868 United States presidential election in Vermont 1868 1876 United States presidential election in Vermont 1876 November 5, 1872 x200px UlyssesGrant.jpg Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Illinois Henry Wilson 5 41,480 78.29% Horace Greeley restored (cropped).jpg Horace Greeley Liberal Republican Party (United States) C154C1 New York Benjamin G. Brown 0 10,926 20.62% x260px County results x260px Municipality results Grant #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Greeley #86b6f2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% President Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) The 1872 United States presidential election in Vermont 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. Vermont 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 57.67%. With 78.29% of the popular vote, Vermont would be Grant's strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1872&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1872 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05 Grant's performance in the state was the third best for a Republican presidential candidate only after William McKinley's 80.08% in 1896 and Grant's 78.57% from four years earlier. Results 1872 United States presidential election in Vermont1872 Presidential General Election Results - Vermont http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1872&fips=50&f=1&off=0&elect=0 Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Illinois Henry Wilson Massachusetts 41,480 78.29% 5 100.00% Liberal Republican Party (United States) Horace Greeley New York Benjamin Gratz Brown Missouri 10,926 20.62% 0 0.00% Bourbon Democrat Charles O'Conor New York John Quincy Adams II Massachusetts 553 1.04% 0 0.00% N/A Write ins N/A N/A N/A 21 0.04% 0 0.00% 52,980 100.00% 5 100.00% See also United States presidential elections in Vermont References Vermont 1872 Category:1872 Vermont elections