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1872 United States presidential election in Tennessee

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United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1872
← 1868 November 5, 1872 1876 →
 
Nominee Thomas A. Hendricks (Given Electoral votes due to the death of Greeley) Horace Greeley Ulysses S. Grant
Party Democratic Liberal Republican Republican
Home state Indiana New York Ohio
Running mate Benjamin G. Brown Henry Wilson
Electoral vote 12 0[a] 0
Popular vote 93,391 85,655
Percentage 52.16% 47.84%

County Results

President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

The 1872 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Tennessee voted for the Liberal Republican candidate, Horace Greeley, over Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant. Greely won Tennessee by a margin of 4.32%. However, Greely died prior to the Electoral College meeting, allowing for Tennessee's twelve electors to vote for the candidate of their choice.[1]

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Transcription

Results

United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1872[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana N/A of N/A 12 100.00%
Liberal Republican Horace Greely of New York Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri 93,391 52.16% 0[a] 0.00%
Republican Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois Henry Wilson of Massachusetts 85,655 47.84% 0 0.00%
Total 179,046 100.00% 12 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ^ "American presidential election, 1872". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Tennessee". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  4. ^ "Electoral Votes for President and Vice President 1869-1877". U.S. Electoral College. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 6, 2017.

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Greeley died after the election, but prior to the Electoral College meeting, and was thus ineligible for the office of President. Greeley had won 12 pledged electors, of which all cast their votes for other Democrats.


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