1872 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

none June 2025 September 2023 1872 United States presidential election 1872 United States presidential election in Rhode Island Rhode Island presidential no 1868 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 1868 1876 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 1876 November 5, 1872 x200px UlyssesGrant.jpg Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Illinois Henry Wilson 4 13,665 71.94% Horace Greeley restored (cropped).jpg Horace Greeley Liberal Republican Party (United States) C154C1 New York Benjamin G. Brown 0 5,329 28.06% 1872 United States presidential election in Rhode Island results map by county.svg 250px County results Grant #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% President Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) The 1872 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Rhode Island 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 43.88%. With 71.94% of the popular vote, Rhode Island would be Grant's third strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont and South Carolina.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 It remains the best Republican performance in Rhode Island's history and the second-best by any candidate since the formation of the Democratic party in 1828 after Lyndon B. Johnson’s 80.87% in 1964.Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Rhode Island https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/compare.php?year=1848&fips=44&f=0&off=0&elect=0&type=state Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas 25 October 2019 Results 1872 United States presidential election in Rhode Island1872 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1872&fips=44&f=1&off=0&elect=0 Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Illinois Henry Wilson Massachusetts 13,665 71.94% 4 100.00% Liberal Republican Party (United States) Horace Greeley New York Benjamin Gratz Brown Missouri 5,329 28.06% 0 0.00% 18,994 100.00% 4 100.00% See also United States presidential elections in Rhode Island References Rhode Island 1872 Category:1872 Rhode Island elections