Election in Tennessee
United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1872 |
| |  |  |  | | Nominee | Thomas A. Hendricks (Given Electoral votes due to the death of Greeley) | Horace Greeley | Ulysses S. Grant | | Party | Democratic | Liberal Republican | Republican | | Home state | Indiana | New York | Ohio | | Running mate | | Benjamin G. Brown | Henry Wilson | | Electoral vote | 12 | 0[a] | 0 | | Popular vote | | 93,391 | 85,655 | | Percentage | | 52.16% | 47.84% | |
 County Results | Greeley 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% | Grant 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% | |
President before election
Ulysses S. Grant
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The 1872 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Tennessee voted for the Liberal Republican candidate, Horace Greeley, over Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant. Greely won Tennessee by a margin of 4.32%. However, Greely died prior to the Electoral College meeting, allowing for Tennessee's twelve electors to vote for the candidate of their choice.[1]
Results
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References
- ^ "American presidential election, 1872". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Tennessee". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ "1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ "Electoral Votes for President and Vice President 1869-1877". U.S. Electoral College. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ a b Greeley died after the election, but prior to the Electoral College meeting, and was thus ineligible for the office of President. Greeley had won 12 pledged electors, of which all cast their votes for other Democrats.
