1872 United States presidential election in Michigan

none June 2025 September 2023 1872 United States presidential election Flag of Michigan (1865–1911, obverse).svgborder 1872 United States presidential election in Michigan Michigan 1865 presidential no 1868 United States presidential election in Michigan 1868 1876 United States presidential election in Michigan 1876 November 5, 1872 x200px UlyssesGrant.jpg Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Illinois Henry Wilson 11 136,199 62.65% Horace Greeley restored (cropped).jpg Horace Greeley Liberal Republican Party (United States) New York Benjamin G. Brown 0 77,020 35.43% President Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) 1872 United States presidential election in Michigan results map by county.svg 300px County results Grant #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Greeley #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% The 1872 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Michigan again went for Republican incumbent Ulysses S. Grant, increasing his margin of victory over his challenger (Liberal Republican Horace Greeley) to more than 27%. Results + General Election ResultsMichigan State Archives, Statement of Votes given in the State of Michigan, for eleven Electors of President and Vice President of the United States for the State of Michigan, at the General Election held on Tuesday, the 5th day of November, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy twoParty Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Charles L. Ortmann136,199 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Samuel G. Ives136,198 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Eber B. Ward136,197 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant William A. Howard136,090 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant James O'Donnell135,934 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Alonzo Sessions135,257 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Frederick Walldorf134,799 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant John L. Woods133,747 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant John F. Brown133,443 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Lawson A. Duncan130,915 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Hermann Kiefer107,460There were also 25,770 votes recorded for "Herman Keifer" Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley Charles S. May77,020 Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley Randolph Strickland77,012 Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley Charles B. Fenton76,820 Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley John Wahl76,691 Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley Otto Starck76,648 Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley Henry Chamberlain76,259 Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley George V. N. Lothrop76,172 Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley Henry Fralick75,645 Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley Abram Smith74,044 Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley Charles Babo72,913 Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley Andrew J. Browne68,791 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor Rix Robinson2,861 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor Daniel B. Hibbard2,860 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor Ezra Smith2,860 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor Benjamin S. Retan2,857 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor Henry A. Davis2,841 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor William E. Warner2,827 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor Ira J. Hagaman2,761 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor Martin N. Hine2,639 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor Avril Harris2,503 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor Lewis S. Johnston2,342 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor Austin Wales2,841 Prohibition Party James Black Charles P. Russell1,271 Prohibition Party James Black John Strong Jr.1,263 Prohibition Party James Black Oscar D. Spaulding1,253 Prohibition Party James Black Thomas A. Granger1,246 Prohibition Party James Black Thomas S. Skinner1,246 Prohibition Party James Black John F. A. Skinner1,227 Prohibition Party James Black Charles K. Carpenter1,217 Prohibition Party James Black Jesse Lee Stout1,182 Prohibition Party James Black Luman R. Atwater1,170 Prohibition Party James Black Jesse M. Miller1,165 Prohibition Party James Black Jacob Sagendorph1,110 Write-in Scattering28 Blank11Votes cast"highest" Based on highest elector on each ticket 217,390 Results By County CountyJenney William Legislative Manual of the State of Michigan for the Year 1881 1881 W. S. George & Co., State Printers and Binders Lansing 210-212 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015060789180&view=1up&seq=224 22 May 2026 Ulysses S. GrantRepublican Horace GreeleyLiberal Republican Charles O'ConorDemocratic James BlackProhibition Margin Total votes cast"highest" # % # % # % # % # %Alcona11590.55%129.45%00.00%00.00%10381.10%127Allegan3,47367.74%1,59831.17%551.07%00.00%1,87536.57%5,127"one" Includes 1 Scattering voteAlpena50862.10%30236.92%60.73%20.24%20625.18%818Antrim28480.23%7019.77%00.00%00.00%21460.45%354Barry2,67767.55%1,20230.33%461.16%380.96%1,47537.22%3,963Bay1,94859.39%1,27038.72%160.49%461.40%67820.67%3,280Benzie45087.38%5711.07%81.55%00.00%39376.31%515Berrien3,90261.83%2,27436.03%1131.79%00.00%1,62825.80%6,311Includes 22 Scattering votesBranch3,49273.81%1,13023.89%661.40%430.91%2,36249.93%4,731Calhoun4,48663.54%2,35033.29%1001.42%1241.76%2,13630.25%7,060Cass2,43256.72%1,83042.68%240.56%20.05%60214.04%4,288Charlevoix26496.00%114.00%00.00%00.00%25392.00%275Cheboygan"notincluded" Not included in official canvass23456.66%17642.62%30.73%00.00%5814.04%413Chippewa"notincluded"17176.00%5424.00%00.00%00.00%11752.00%225Clare21667.29%10432.40%10.31%00.00%11234.89%321Clinton2,50558.65%1,73440.60%160.37%160.37%77118.05%4,271Delta43978.53%12021.47%00.00%00.00%31957.07%559Eaton3,20263.06%1,63532.20%470.93%1943.82%1,56730.86%5,078Emmet6331.19%13968.81%00.00%00.00%-76-37.62%202Genesee3,98765.87%1,96232.41%560.93%480.79%2,02533.45%6,053Grand Traverse70482.34%14917.43%20.23%00.00%55564.91%855Gratiot1,48271.56%57727.86%110.53%10.05%90543.70%2,071Hillsdale4,57973.10%1,52024.27%1181.88%470.75%3,05948.83%6,264Houghton"notincluded"1,35659.14%92840.47%90.39%00.00%42818.67%2,293Huron87271.24%34328.02%90.74%00.00%52943.22%1,224Ingham3,45059.65%2,26539.16%380.66%310.54%1,18520.49%5,784Ionia3,32665.10%1,70233.31%531.04%280.55%1,62431.79%5,109Iosco42069.88%16727.79%101.66%40.67%25342.10%601Isabella71873.19%26026.50%30.31%00.00%45846.69%981Jackson4,09352.72%3,48544.89%460.59%1381.78%6087.83%7,764"two" Includes 2 Scattering votesKalamazoo4,00761.58%2,40336.93%841.29%130.20%1,60424.65%6,507Kalkaska10397.17%32.83%00.00%00.00%10094.34%106Kent5,91764.89%3,08933.88%981.07%140.15%2,82831.02%9,118Keweenaw"notincluded"35353.98%29645.26%50.76%00.00%578.72%654Lake22291.74%208.26%00.00%00.00%20283.47%242Lapeer2,48664.09%1,36735.24%100.26%160.41%1,11928.85%3,879Leelanau50473.04%18426.67%00.00%10.14%32046.38%690"one"Lenawee5,78862.02%3,34335.82%1661.78%360.39%2,44526.20%9,333Livingston2,33553.54%1,91243.84%1132.59%10.02%4239.70%4,361Mackinac7342.44%9957.56%00.00%00.00%-26-15.12%172Macomb2,44651.35%2,16045.35%721.51%851.78%2866.00%4,763Manistee78563.93%42434.53%80.65%110.90%36129.40%1,228Manitou75100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%75100.00%75Marquette1,90971.71%74327.91%100.38%00.00%1,16643.80%2,662Mason67969.78%26827.54%262.67%00.00%41142.24%973Mecosta1,10377.24%31922.34%30.21%30.21%78454.90%1,428Menominee43578.10%12221.90%00.00%00.00%31356.19%557Midland75972.29%25324.10%282.67%100.95%50648.19%1,050Missaukee11193.28%86.72%00.00%00.00%10386.55%119Monroe2,64553.88%2,19244.65%721.47%00.00%4539.23%4,909Montcalm2,01072.51%75027.06%110.40%10.04%1,26045.45%2,772Muskegon1,77271.80%68627.80%80.32%00.00%1,08644.00%2,468"two"Newaygo79279.84%17717.84%191.92%40.40%61562.00%992Oakland4,49055.47%3,32641.09%2022.50%760.94%1,16414.38%8,094Oceana1,15882.42%19613.95%513.63%00.00%96268.47%1,405Ontonagon"notincluded"21857.52%16142.48%00.00%00.00%5715.04%379Osceola54672.32%17523.18%273.58%70.93%37149.14%755Ottawa2,63067.19%1,16329.71%1102.81%00.00%1,46737.48%3,914Includes 11 Blank votesPresque Isle132100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%132100.00%132Saginaw3,67456.73%2,65340.97%1392.15%100.15%1,02115.77%6,476Sanilac1,33575.68%39822.56%221.25%90.51%93753.12%1,764Schoolcraft"notincluded"27794.54%165.46%00.00%00.00%26189.08%293Shiawassee2,77762.84%1,52234.44%821.86%380.86%1,25528.40%4,419St. Clair3,32259.05%2,23439.71%210.37%490.87%1,08819.34%5,626St. Joseph3,15462.55%1,79135.52%911.80%60.12%1,36327.03%5,042Tuscola1,82073.48%57523.21%391.57%431.74%1,24550.26%2,477Van Buren3,54964.21%1,80532.66%1622.93%110.20%1,74431.55%5,527Washtenaw4,10656.54%3,02941.71%1161.60%110.15%1,07714.83%7,262Wayne12,18656.01%9,28942.70%2271.04%540.25%2,89713.32%21,756Wexford27778.92%7421.08%00.00%00.00%20357.83%351Total136,19962.65%77,02035.43%2,8611.32%1,2710.58%59,17927.22%217,390 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Cheboygan Delta Houghton Keweenaw Livingston Manitou Monroe Ontonagon Washtenaw Wayne See also United States presidential elections in Michigan Notes References Michigan 1872 United States presidential election Category:Long stubs with short prose