1872 United States presidential election in Georgia

United States presidential election in Georgia, 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 Georgia took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Georgia voted for the Liberal Republican candidate, Horace Greeley, over Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant. Greeley won Georgia by a margin of 9.94%. However, Greeley died prior to the Electoral College meeting, allowing Georgia's 11 electors to vote for the candidate of their choice: 6 voted for Greeley's running mate, B. Gratz Brown, and 2 for Charles Jenkins.[1] 3 electors attempted to vote for the deceased Greeley, but their votes were rejected after a House of Representatives resolution.[2]

Results

United States presidential election in Georgia, 1872[3][4][5]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Liberal Republican	Benjamin G. Brown of Missouri	N/A of	–	–	6	54.55%
	Democratic	Charles J. Jenkins of Georgia	N/A of	–	–	2	18.18%
	Liberal Republican	Horace Greely of New York	Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri	76,356	54.97%	0 (+3 rejected)[lower-alpha 1]	0.00%
	Republican	Ulysses S. Grant of Ohio	Henry Wilson of Massachusetts	62,550	45.03%	0	0.00%
Total				138,906	100.00%	8	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 11 pledged electors, of which 8 cast their votes for other Democrats. 3 electors voted for Greeley; however, their votes were rejected.

References

"American presidential election, 1872". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
"Electoral Votes for President and Vice President 1869-1877". U.S. Electoral College. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
"1872 Presidential General Election Results - Georgia". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
"1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved 10 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 11 pledged electors, of which 8 cast their votes for other Democrats. 3 electors voted for Greeley; however, their votes were rejected.

[2] "American presidential election, 1872". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

[3] "Electoral Votes for President and Vice President 1869-1877". U.S. Electoral College. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

[results-4] "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Georgia". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

[results2-5] "1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

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