1872 United States presidential election in Illinois

none June 2025 September 2023 1872 United States presidential election 1872 United States presidential election in Illinois presidential no 1868 United States presidential election in Illinois 1868 1876 United States presidential election in Illinois 1876 November 5, 1872 x200px UlyssesGrant.jpg Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Illinois Henry Wilson 21 241,936 56.27% Horace Greeley restored (cropped).jpg Horace Greeley Liberal Republican Party (United States) C154C1 New York Benjamin G. Brown 0 184,884 43.00% 1872 United States presidential election in Illinois results map by county.svg 350px County results Grant #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% Greeley #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% Tie #d4c4dc President Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) The 1872 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose 21 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Illinois 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. Grant won his home state by a margin of 13.27%. Results 1872 United States presidential election in Illinois1872 Presidential General Election Results - Illinois https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=17&year=1872&f=0&off=0 Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Illinois Henry Wilson Massachusetts 241,936 56.27% 21 100.00% Liberal Republican Party (United States) Horace Greeley New York Benjamin Gratz Brown Missouri 184,884 43.00% 0 0.00% Bourbon Democrat Charles O'Conor New York John Quincy Adams II Massachusetts 3,151 0.73% 0 0.00% 429,971 100.00% 21 100.00% See also United States presidential elections in Illinois References Illinois 1872 Category:1872 Illinois elections