1872 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Election in Kentucky
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The 1872 United States presidential election in Kentucky 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.
Kentucky voted for the Liberal Republican candidate, Horace Greeley, over Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant. Greeley won Kentucky by a margin of 5.88%. However, Greeley died prior to the Electoral College meeting, meaning for Kentucky's 12 electors could vote for the candidate of their choice: eight voted for Indiana Senator Thomas Hendricks, while four voted for Greeley's running mate, Benjamin Gratz Brown.[1]
This is the last time a Republican won two terms without ever carrying the state.
Results
| United States presidential election in Kentucky, 1872[2][3][4] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana | N/A of N/A | – | – | 8 | 66.67% | ||
| Liberal Republican | Benjamin G. Brown of Missouri | N/A of N/A | – | – | 4 | 33.33% | ||
| Liberal Republican | Horace Greely of New York | Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri | 99,995 | 52.32% | 0[a] | 0.00% | ||
| Republican | Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois | Henry Wilson of Massachusetts | 88,776 | 46.44% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Straight-Out Democratic | Charles O'Conor | John Quincy Adams II | 2,374 | 1.24% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 191,135 | 100.00% | 12 | 100.00% | ||||
Footnotes
- ^ 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.
References
- ^ "American presidential election, 1872". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Kentucky". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ^ "1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ^ "Electoral Votes for President and Vice President 1869-1877". U.S. Electoral College. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
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