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1872 United States presidential election in Oregon

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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 3 0
Popular vote 11,818 7,742
Percentage 58.66% 38.43%

County Results

Grant

  40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%

Greeley

  40-50%   50-60%


President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

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The 1872 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Oregon was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois and his running mate Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts. Grant and Wilson defeated the Liberal Republican and Democratic nominees, former Congressman Horace Greeley of New York and his running mate former Senator and Governor Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri.

Grant won the state by a margin of 20.23%.

Results

1872 United States presidential election in Oregon
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois Henry Wilson of Massachusetts 11,818 58.66% 3 100.00%
Liberal Republican Horace Greeley of New York Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri 7,742 38.43% 0 0.00%
Bourbon Democrat Charles O'Conor John Quincy Adams II 587 2.91% 0 0.00%
Total 20,147 100.00% 3 100.00%

See also

References

  1. "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Oregon".
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