1872 United States presidential election in New Jersey

none June 2025 September 2023 1872 United States presidential election 1872 United States presidential election in New Jersey presidential no 1868 United States presidential election in New Jersey 1868 1876 United States presidential election in New Jersey 1876 November 5, 1872 x200px UlyssesGrant.jpg Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Illinois Henry Wilson 9 91,656 54.52% Horace Greeley restored (cropped).jpg Horace Greeley Liberal Republican Party (United States) C154C1 New York Benjamin G. Brown 0 76,456 45.48% 1872 United States presidential election in New Jersey results map by county.svg 350px County results Grant #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% Greeley #86b6f2 50–60% President Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) The 1872 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose nine electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. New Jersey 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 9.04%. This was the first time the Republicans won all the electoral votes of New Jersey, (see 1860 election in New Jersey for more information) as well as the popular vote. They would not win either again until 1896, 24 years later. Results 1872 United States presidential election in New Jersey1872 Presidential General Election Results - New Jersey http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1872&fips=34&f=1&off=0&elect=0 Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Illinois Henry Wilson Massachusetts 91,656 54.52% 9 100.00% Liberal Republican Party (United States) Horace Greeley New York Benjamin Gratz Brown Missouri 76,456 45.48% 0 0.00% 168,112 100.00% 9 100.00% See also United States presidential elections in New Jersey References New Jersey 1872 Category:1872 New Jersey elections