1872 United States presidential election in Louisiana

none June 2025 September 2023 1872 United States presidential election 1872 United States presidential election in Louisiana Louisiana 1861b presidential no 1868 United States presidential election in Louisiana 1868 1876 United States presidential election in Louisiana 1876 November 5, 1872 x200px UlyssesGrant.jpg Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Illinois Henry Wilson none (8 elected) 71,663 55.69% Horace Greeley restored (cropped).jpg Horace Greeley Liberal Republican Party (United States) New York B. Gratz Brown 0 57,029 44.31% President Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) 1872 United States presidential election in Louisiana results map by parish.svg 350px Parish results Grant #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Greeley #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002b84 90–100% The 1872 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Louisiana voted for the Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant, over Liberal Republican candidate Horace Greeley. Grant won Louisiana by a margin of 11.38%. However, due to the turbulent conditions of Reconstruction, along with various irregularities and allegations of electoral fraud, Congress rejected Louisiana's eight electoral votes.American presidential election, 1872 https://www.britannica.com/media/full/1776346/67669 Encyclopædia Britannica 5 December 2017 Neighboring Arkansas's electoral votes were also rejected. Results 1872 United States presidential election in Louisiana1872 Presidential General Election Results - Louisiana https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1872&fips=22&f=0&off=0&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas 5 December 20171872 Presidential Election http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1872 The American Presidency Project University of California Santa Barbara 5 December 2017 Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Illinois Henry Wilson Massachusetts 71,663 55.69% 0 (8 elected) 0.00% Liberal Republican Party (United States) Horace Greeley New York Benjamin Gratz Brown Missouri 57,029 44.31% 0 0.00% 128,692 100.00% 0 0.00% See also United States presidential elections in Louisiana References Louisiana 1872 Category:1872 Louisiana elections