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1872 United States presidential election in Missouri

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The 1872 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1872 United States presidential election in Missouri
← 1868 November 5, 1872 1876 →
 
Nominee Horace Greeley Ulysses S. Grant Thomas A. Hendricks (Given electoral votes due to death of Greeley)
Party Liberal Republican Republican Democratic
Home state New York Illinois Indiana
Running mate Benjamin G. Brown Henry Wilson
Electoral vote 0 (8 invalidated)[a] 0 6
Popular vote 151,434 119,196
Percentage 55.46% 43.65%
County Results
President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Missouri voted for the Liberal Republican candidate, Horace Greeley, over Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant. Greeley won Missouri by a margin of 11.81%, but died prior to the Electoral College meeting, allowing Missouri's fifteen electors to vote for the candidate of their choice.[1]

Results

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1872 United States presidential election in Missouri[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Republican Horace Greeley 151,434 55.46%
Republican Ulysses S. Grant 119,196 43.65%
Straight-Out Democratic Party Charles O'Conor 2,429 0.89%
Total votes 273,059 100%

Results by County

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1872 United States Presidential Election in Missouri (By County)[5]
County Horace Greeley

Liberal Republican

Ulysses S. Grant

Republican

Total Votes Cast
# % # %
Adair 961 40.24% 1,427 59.76% 2,388
Andrew 1,383 46.30% 1,604 53.70% 2,987
Atchison 912 47.67% 1,001 52.33% 1,913
Audrain 1,575 70.06% 673 29.94% 2,248
Barry 759 52.49% 687 47.51% 1,446
Barton 570 48.59% 603 51.41% 1,173
Bates 1,746 53.81% 1,499 46.19% 3,245
Benton 807 46.95% 912 53.05% 1,719
Bollinger 661 61.78% 409 38.22% 1,070
Boone 3,199 76.31% 993 23.69% 4,192
Buchanan 3,552 58.01% 2,571 41.99% 6,123
Butler 404 68.24% 188 31.76% 592
Caldwell 875 39.68% 1,330 60.32% 2,205
Callaway 2,718 79.50% 701 20.50% 3,419
Camden 403 41.68% 564 58.32% 967
Cape Girardeau 1,283 53.75% 1,104 46.25% 2,387
Carroll 1,699 53.44% 1,480 46.56% 3,179
Carter 126 80.77% 30 19.23% 156
Cass 2,012 58.07% 1,453 41.93% 3,465
Cedar 743 49.04% 772 50.96% 1,515
Chariton 2,342 63.57% 1,342 38.43% 3,684
Christian 253 27.62% 663 72.38% 916
Clark 1,254 49.33% 1,288 50.67% 2,542
Clay 2,207 70.69% 528 19.31% 2,735
Clinton 1,418 59.26% 975 40.74% 2,393
Cole 1,322 53.57% 1,146 46.43% 2,468
Cooper 2,179 60.34% 1,432 39.66% 3,611
Crawford 677 56.37% 524 43.63% 1,201
Dade 701 42.15% 962 57.85% 1,663
Dallas 451 36.31% 791 63.69% 1,242
Daviess 1,349 48.98% 1,405 51.02% 2,754
DeKalb 841 45.26% 1,017 54.74% 1,858
Dent 515 56.66% 394 43.34% 909
Dunklin 807 87.81% 112 12.19% 919
Franklin 1,582 47.84% 1,725 52.16% 3,307
Gasconade 276 23.92% 878 76.08% 1,154
Gentry 1,181 53.44% 1,029 46.56% 2,210
Greene 1,666 44.45% 2,082 55.55% 3,748
Grundy 774 35.23% 1,423 64.77% 2,197
Harrison 1,115 38.92% 1,750 61.08% 2,865
Henry 2,124 58.19% 1,526 41.81% 3,650
Hickory 249 27.54% 655 72.46% 904
Holt 844 38.00% 1,377 62.00% 2,221
Howard 1,972 69.31% 873 30.69% 2,845
Howell 356 48.17% 383 51.83% 739
Iron 600 61.41% 377 38.59% 977
Jackson 4,475 61.39% 2,814 38.61% 7,289
Jasper 1,338 39.01% 2,092 60.99% 3,430
Jefferson 1,240 58.55% 878 41.45% 2,118
Johnson 2,504 52.13% 2,299 47.87% 4,803
Knox 1,161 57.73% 850 42.27% 2,011
Laclede 825 59.74% 556 40.26% 1,381
Lafayette 2,984 66.21% 1,523 33.79% 4,507
Lawrence 1,098 47.80% 1,199 52.20% 2,297
Lewis 1,703 60.56% 1,109 39.44% 2,812
Lincoln 1,537 70.44% 645 29.56% 2,182
Linn 1,478 46.71% 1,686 53.29% 3,164
Livingston 1,745 52.62% 1,571 47.38% 3,316
Macon 2,335 57.23% 1,745 42.77% 4,080
Madison 724 68.05% 340 31.95% 1,064
Maries 439 63.44% 253 36.56% 692
Marion 2,593 60.61% 1,685 39.39% 4,278
McDonald 157 52.33% 143 47.67% 300
Mercer 527 30.50% 1,201 69.50% 1,728
Miller 716 45.29% 865 54.71% 1,581
Mississippi 725 70.18% 308 29.82% 1,033
Moniteau 1,275 56.39% 986 43.61% 2,261
Monroe 2,559 84.96% 453 15.04% 3,012
Montgomery 1,284 54.73% 1,062 45.27% 2,346
Morgan 895 57.67% 657 42.33% 1,552
New Madrid 796 76.61% 243 23.39% 1,039
Newton 1,036 47.22% 1,158 52.78% 2,194
Nodaway 1,503 47.18% 1,683 52.82% 3,186
Oregon 445 92.37% 54 7.63% 499
Osage 209 21.35% 770 78.65% 979
Ozark 135 31.91% 288 68.09% 423
Pemiscot 476 97.94% 10 2.06% 486
Perry 621 46.14% 725 53.86% 1,346
Pettis 1,965 53.98% 1,675 46.02% 3,640
Phelps 906 56.55% 696 43.45% 1,602
Pike 2,578 59.70% 1,740 40.30% 4,318
Platte 2,148 69.65% 936 30.35% 3,084
Polk 998 45.99% 1,172 54.01% 2,170
Pulaski 534 62.24% 324 37.76% 858
Ralls 1,177 75.06% 391 24.94% 1,568
Randolph 2,212 71.77% 870 28.23% 3,082
Ray 2,257 66.03% 1,161 33.97% 3,418
Reynolds 400 76.19% 125 23.81% 525
Ripley 314 76.40% 97 23.60% 411
Saline 2,790 68.50% 1,283 31.50% 4,073
Schuyler 788 49.87% 792 50.13% 1,580
Scotland 1,130 56.39% 874 43.61% 2,004
Scott 804 64.42% 444 35.58% 1,248
Shannon 242 92.37% 20 7.63% 262
Shelby 1,281 59.17% 884 40.83% 2,165
St. Charles 1,672 51.75% 1,559 48.25% 3,231
St. Clair 1,159 53.02% 1,027 46.98% 2,186
St. Francois 1,028 69.93% 442 30.07% 1,470
St. Louis 19,399 53.74% 16,701 46.26% 36,100
Ste. Genevieve 634 62.28% 384 37.72% 1,018
Stoddard 660 67.42% 319 32.58% 979
Stone 122 25.96% 348 74.04% 470
Sullivan 1,119 49.69% 1,133 50.31% 2,252
Taney 201 37.22% 339 62.78% 540
Texas 838 63.53% 481 36.47% 1,319
Vernon 1,344 69.10% 601 30.90% 1,945
Warren 567 36.02% 1,007 63.98% 1,574
Washington 878 57.80% 641 42.20% 1,519
Wayne 565 61.48% 354 38.52% 919
Webster 808 51.43% 763 48.57% 1,571
Worth 446 45.65% 531 54.35% 977
Wright 484 46.67% 553 53.33% 1,037
Totals 151,434 55.96% 119,196 44.04% 270,630

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Greeley died after the election, but prior to the Electoral College meeting, and was thus ineligible for the office of President. Greeley had won 15 pledged electors, of which all cast their votes for other Democrats.

References

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  1. ^ "American presidential election, 1872". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Missouri". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  4. ^ "Electoral Votes for President and Vice President 1869-1877". U.S. Electoral College. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - MO US President Race - Nov 05, 1872". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
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