1872 United States presidential election in Maine

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1872 United States presidential election in Maine

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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  | 7 | 0
Popular vote  | 61,426 | 29,097
Percentage  | 67.86% | 32.14%

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County Results

Grant

60–70%

70–80%

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| President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

| Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

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

Maine 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 by a margin of 35.72%.

## Results

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1872 United States presidential election in Maine[1]

Party  | Candidate  | Running mate  | Popular vote  | Electoral vote
Count  | %  | Count  | %
| Republican | Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois | Henry Wilson of Massachusetts | 61,426 | 67.86% | 7 | 100.00%
| Liberal Republican | Horace Greeley of New York | Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri | 29,097  | 32.14%  | 0  | 0.00%
Total | 90,523 | 100.00% | 7 | 100.00%

## See also

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* United States presidential elections in Maine

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved March 17, 2015.

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