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The 1872 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
New Hampshire was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Ulysses S. GrantofIllinois and his running mate Senator Henry WilsonofMassachusetts. Grant and Wilson defeated the Liberal Republican and Democratic nominees, former Congressman Horace GreeleyofNew York and his running mate former Senator and Governor Benjamin Gratz BrownofMissouri by a margin of 8.33%.
Horace Greeley had been born in New Hampshire. More specifically, in the town of Amherst.
1872 United States presidential election in New Hampshire[1] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Republican | Ulysses S. GrantofIllinois | Henry WilsonofMassachusetts | 37,168 | 53.94% | 5 | 100.00% | ||
Liberal Republican | Horace GreeleyofNew York | Benjamin Gratz BrownofMissouri | 31,425 | 45.61% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Prohibition | James BlackofPennsylvania | John RussellofMichigan | 200 | 0.29% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Bourbon Democrat | Charles O’ConorofNew York | John Quincy Adams IIofMassachusetts | 113 | 0.16% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 68,906 | 100.00% | 5 | 100.00% |
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