1872 United States presidential election in Texas

The 1872 United States presidential election in Texas was held on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. State voters chose 8 electors to represent the state in the Electoral College, which chose the president and vice president.

1872 United States presidential election in Texas

November 5, 1872

Nominee Horace Greeley Ulysses S. Grant Party Liberal Republican Republican Home state New York Illinois Running mate Benjamin G. Brown Henry Wilson Electoral vote 0[lower-alpha 1] 0 Popular vote 66,546 47,468 Percentage 57.1% 40.7%

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

Texas voted for the Liberal Republican nominee Horace Greeley, who received 57% of the vote. Greeley died before Congress could certify the results, leaving Texas electors (and the electors of five other states) free to vote for whoever they chose. All 8 electors voted for Thomas A. Hendricks.

Results

1872 United States presidential election in Texas[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Thomas A. Hendricks	–	–	8
	Liberal Republican	Horace Greeley	66,546	57.07%	0[lower-alpha 1]
	Republican	Ulysses S. Grant	47,468	40.71%	0
	Straight-Out Democrat	Charles O'Conor	2,580	2.21%	0
Total			116,594	100.0%	8

References

1. "David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".

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.