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The 1872 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 5, 1872 as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. State 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 Wisconsin with 54.60 percent of the popular vote, winning the state's ten electoral votes.[1]
Results
| Presidential Candidate | Running Mate | Party | Electoral Vote (EV) | Popular Vote (PV) | |
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| Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois (incumbent) | Henry Wilson | Republican | 10 | 104,994 | 54.60% |
| Horace Greeley | Benjamin Gratz Brown | Liberal Republican | 0 | 86,477 | 44.97% |
| Charles O'Conor | John Quincy Adams II | Straight-Out Democrats | 0 | 834 | 0.43% |
See also
References
- ^ "1872 Presidential General Election Results – Wisconsin". Retrieved August 18, 2016.
