1872 United States presidential election in Missouri

United States presidential election in Missouri, 1872
	November 5, 1872
	November 5, 1872
President before election; Ulysses S. Grant; Republican	Elected President ; Ulysses S. Grant; Republican

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 fifteen representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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

United States presidential election in Missouri, 1872[2][3][4]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Liberal Republican	Benjamin G. Brown of Missouri	N/A of N/A	–	–	8	53.33%
	Democratic	Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana	N/A of N/A	–	–	6	40.00%
	Liberal Republican	David Davis of Illinois	N/A of N/A	–	–	1	6.67%
	Liberal Republican	Horace Greely of New York	Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri	151,434	55.46%	0[lower-alpha 1]	0.00%
	Republican	Ulysses S. Grant of Ohio	Henry Wilson of Massachusetts	119,196	43.65%	0	0.00%
	Straight-Out Democratic	Charles O'Conor	John Quincy Adams II	2,429	0.89%	0	0.00%
Total				273,059	100.00%	15	100.00%

Footnotes

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

"American presidential election, 1872". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
"1872 Presidential General Election Results - Missouri". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
"1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
"Electoral Votes for President and Vice President 1869-1877". U.S. Electoral College. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

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[greeleyElectors-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.

[2] "American presidential election, 1872". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

[results-3] "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Missouri". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

[results2-4] "1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

[results3-5] "Electoral Votes for President and Vice President 1869-1877". U.S. Electoral College. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved 6 December 2017.