1872 United States presidential election in Tennessee
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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. Greeley won Tennessee by a margin of 4.32%. However, Greeley died prior to the Electoral College meeting, allowing for Tennessee's twelve electors to vote for the candidate of their choice.[1]
Results
[edit]| United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1872[2][3][4] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
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| Democratic | Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana | N/A of N/A | – | – | 12 | 100.00% | ||
| Liberal Republican | Horace Greeley 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
[edit]- 1872 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
- 1872 Tennessee gubernatorial election
References
[edit]- ^ "American presidential election, 1872". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Tennessee". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ "1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ "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
[edit]- ^ 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.
