United States presidential election in Wisconsin, 1872

United States presidential election, 1872

November 5, 1872

Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horace Greeley Party Republican Liberal Republican Home state Illinois New York Running mate Henry Wilson Benjamin G. Brown Electoral vote 10 0 States carried 1 0 Popular vote 104,994 86,477 Percentage 54.6% 44.97%

President before election Ulysses S. Grant Republican Elected President Ulysses S. Grant Republican

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The 1872 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 5, 1872. Wisconsin voters chose ten electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Republican Party candidate and incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant won the state with 55% of the popular vote, winning Wisconsin's ten electoral votes.^[1]

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