1872 United States presidential election in Maryland

The 1872 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

1872 United States presidential election in Maryland

November 5, 1872

Nominee Horace Greeley Ulysses S. Grant Party Liberal Republican Republican Home state New York Ohio Running mate Benjamin G. Brown Henry Wilson Electoral vote 0[lower-alpha 1] 0 Popular vote 67,687 66,760 Percentage 50.34% 49.66%

President before election Ulysses S. Grant Republican Elected President Ulysses S. Grant Republican

Maryland was won by 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. Greely and Brown defeated the Republican nominees, incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois and his running mate Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts.

Greeley won the state by a narrow margin of 0.68%. However, he died prior to the Electoral College meeting, allowing for Maryland's eight electors to vote for the candidate of their choice.[1]

Results

1872 United States presidential election in Maryland[2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Liberal Republican	Horace Greeley of New York	Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri	67,687	50.34%	0[lower-alpha 1]	0.00%
	Democratic	Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana	N/A of N/A		0.00%	8	100.00%
	Republican	Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois	Henry Wilson of Massachusetts	66,760	49.66%	0	0.00%
Total				134,447	100.00%	8	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Maryland

References

1. "American presidential election, 1872". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
2. "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland".

Footnotes

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 8 pledged electors, of which all cast their votes for other Democrats.