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1872 United States presidential election in Nebraska Nebraska 1872 presidential no 1868 United States presidential election in Nebraska 1868 1876 United States presidential election in Nebraska 1876 November 5, 1872 x200px UlyssesGrant.jpg Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Illinois Henry Wilson 3 18,329 70.68% Horace Greeley restored (cropped).jpg Horace Greeley Liberal Republican Party (United States) New York Benjamin G. Brown 0 7,603 29.32% 1872 United States presidential election in Nebraska results map by county.svg 400px 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%
#002b84 90–100% President Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States)
The 1872 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Nebraska voted for the Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant, over Liberal Republican candidate Horace Greeley. Grant won Nebraska by a margin of 41.36%.
With 70.68% of the popular vote, Nebraska would be Grant's fourth strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont, South Carolina and Rhode Island. Grant's victory is, as of 2024, the best showing for any candidate, and by extension, party.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
Results
1872 United States presidential election in Nebraska1872 Presidential General Election Results - Nebraska https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1872&fips=31&f=0&off=0&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas 3 December 20171872 Presidential Election http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1872 The American Presidency Project University of California Santa Barbara 3 December 2017
Republican Party (United States)
Ulysses S. Grant
Illinois
Henry Wilson
Massachusetts
18,329
70.68%
3
100.00%
Liberal Republican Party (United States)
Horace Greeley
New York
Benjamin Gratz Brown
Missouri
7,603
29.32%
0
0.00%
25,932
100.00%
3
100.00%
See also
United States presidential elections in Nebraska
References
Nebraska
1872
Category:1872 Nebraska elections