1872 United States presidential election in Mississippi![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281867-1877%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281867-1877%29.svg.png)
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| | | Nominee | Ulysses S. Grant | Horace Greeley | | Party | Republican | Liberal Republican | Home state | Illinois | New York | Running mate | Henry Wilson | Benjamin G. Brown | Electoral vote | 8 | 0 | Popular vote | 82,175 | 47,282 | Percentage | 63.48% | 36.52% | |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Mississippi_Presidential_Election_Results_1872.svg/350px-Mississippi_Presidential_Election_Results_1872.svg.png) County Results Grant 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100% | Greeley 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100% | Unknown/No Vote | |
President before election Ulysses S. Grant Republican | Elected President Ulysses S. Grant Republican | |
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The 1872 United States presidential election in Mississippi 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.
Mississippi voted for the Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant, over Liberal Republican candidate Horace Greeley. Grant won Mississippi by a margin of 26.96%. The state would not vote Republican again until 1964.
Results
References
- ^ "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Mississippi". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 5, 2017.