1872 United States presidential election in West Virginia

none June 2025 September 2023 1872 United States presidential election 1872 United States presidential election in West Virginia West Virginia 1846 presidential no 1868 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1868 1876 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1876 November 5, 1872 x200px UlyssesGrant.jpg Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Illinois Henry Wilson 5 32,320 51.74% Horace Greeley restored (cropped).jpg Horace Greeley Liberal Republican Party (United States) C154C1 New York Benjamin G. Brown 0 29,532 47.28% 1872 United States presidential election in West Virginia results map by county.svg 300px 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% President Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) The 1872 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. West Virginia 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 4.46%. Results 1872 United States presidential election in West Virginia1872 Presidential General Election Results - West Virginia https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1872&fips=54&f=1&off=0&elect=0 Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Illinois Henry Wilson Massachusetts 32,320 51.74% 5 100.00% Liberal Republican Party (United States) Horace Greeley New York Benjamin Gratz Brown Missouri 29,532 47.28% 0 0.00% Bourbon Democrat Charles O'Conor New York John Quincy Adams II Massachusetts 615 0.98% 0 0.00% 62467 100.00% 5 100.00% See also United States presidential elections in West Virginia References West Virginia 1872 Category:1872 West Virginia elections