1872 United States presidential election in Virginia

none June 2025 September 2023 1872 United States presidential election 1872 United States presidential election in Virginia Virginia Flag of Virginia (1871).png 1871 presidential no 1860 United States presidential election in Virginia 1860 1876 United States presidential election in Virginia 1876 November 5, 1872 x200px UlyssesGrant.jpg Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Illinois Henry Wilson 11 93,463 50.47% Horace Greeley restored (cropped).jpg Horace Greeley Liberal Republican Party (United States) New York Benjamin G. Brown 0 91,647 49.49% 1872 United States presidential election in Virginia results map by county.svg 435px County and independent city results Grant #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Greeley #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% Tie #d4c4dc President Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) The 1872 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Virginia voted for the Republican candidate, incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant over the Democratic and Liberal Republican candidate, former U.S. Representative Horace Greeley. This was the first presidential election that Virginia participated in after the events of the U.S. Civil War, and also the first election where West Virginia was not a part of the state. It was also the first presidential election in which the state voted for a Republican candidate, which would not occur again until 1928. The election was still very close in this state and Grant won Virginia by a margin of 0.98%. Results 1872 United States presidential election in Virginia1872 Presidential General Election Results – Virginia http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1872&fips=51&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 U.S. Election Atlas 12 April 2013PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Ulysses S. Grant (inc.) 93,463 50.47% 11 Liberal Republican/Democratic Horace Greeley 91,647 49.49% 0 Bourbon Democrat Charles O'Conor 85 0.05% 0 Totals 185,195 100.0% 11 See also United States presidential elections in Virginia References Virginia 1872 Category:1872 Virginia elections