Election in Connecticut
1872 United States presidential election in Connecticut
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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 | 6 | 0 | Popular vote | 50,314 | 45,695 | Percentage | 52.41% | 47.59% | |
County Results Grant 50-60% 60-70% | Greeley 50-60% | |
President before election Ulysses S. Grant Republican | Elected President Ulysses S. Grant Republican | |
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The 1872 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose six electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Connecticut 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 narrow margin of 4.82%.
Results
Results by county
County | Ulysses Grant Republican | Horace Greeley Liberal Republican | Margin | Total votes cast |
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Fairfield | 8,401 | 49.66% | 8,515 | 50.34% | -114 | -0.68% | 16,916 |
Hartford | 10,623 | 51.02% | 10,197 | 48.98% | 426 | 2.04% | 20,820 |
Litchfield | 4,565 | 50.89% | 4,405 | 49.11% | 160 | 1.78% | 8,970 |
Middlesex | 3,447 | 57.01% | 2,599 | 42.99% | 848 | 14.02% | 6,046 |
New Haven | 11,026 | 50.19% | 10,941 | 49.81% | 85 | 17.40% | 21,967 |
New London | 6,108 | 54.99% | 4,999 | 45.01% | 1,109 | 9.98% | 11,107 |
Tolland | 2,355 | 54.38% | 1,976 | 45.62% | 379 | 8.76% | 4,331 |
Windham | 3,789 | 64.74% | 2,064 | 35.26% | 1,725 | 29.48% | 5,853 |
Total | 50,314 | 52.41% | 45,695 | 47.59% | 4,619 | 4.82% | 96,009 |
See also
References
- ^ "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 24, 2013.