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1872 United States presidential election in Florida
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1872 United States presidential election
1872 United States presidential election in Florida Florida Flag of Florida (1868–1900).svg presidential no 1868 United States presidential election in Florida 1868 1876 United States presidential election in Florida 1876 November 5, 1872 x200px UlyssesGrant.jpg Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Illinois Henry Wilson 4 17,763 53.52% Horace Greeley restored (cropped).jpg Horace Greeley Liberal Republican Party (United States) New York Benjamin G. Brown 0 15,427 46.48% 1872 United States presidential election in Florida results map by county.svg 400px County results
Grant
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#d40000 70–80%
Greeley
#86b6f2 50–60%
#4389e3 60–70%
#1666cb 70–80%
#0645b4 80–90%
#002b84 90–100%
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#b3b3b3 President Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States)
The 1872 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Florida voted for the Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant, over Liberal Republican candidate, Horace Greeley. Grant won the state by a margin of 7.04%.
Results
1872 United States presidential election in Florida1872 Presidential General Election Results - Florida https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1872&fips=12&f=0&off=0&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas 29 January 20181872 Presidential Election http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1872 The American Presidency Project University of California Santa Barbara 29 January 2018
Republican Party (United States)
Ulysses S. Grant
Illinois
Henry Wilson
Massachusetts
17,763
53.52%
4
100.00%
Liberal Republican Party (United States)
Horace Greeley
New York
Benjamin Gratz Brown
Missouri
15,427
46.48%
0
0.00%
33,190
100.00%
4
100.00%
See also
United States presidential elections in Florida
1872 United States House of Representatives election in Florida
1872 Florida gubernatorial election
References
Florida
1872
Category:1872 Florida elections