1872 United States presidential election in Kentucky

1872 United States presidential election in Kentucky
	November 5, 1872
Greeley 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%	Grant 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
President before election; Ulysses S. Grant; Republican	Elected President ; Ulysses S. Grant; Republican
	Electoral College vote
	December 17, 1872
12 members of the Electoral College from Kentucky

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]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	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 Greeley of New York	Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri	100,000	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

^ 12 electors were pledged to Greeley, who had died after the election but before the meeting of the Electoral College; these electors split their votes between Hendricks and Brown.

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.

[5] 12 electors were pledged to Greeley, who had died after the election but before the meeting of the Electoral College; these electors split their votes between Hendricks and Brown.

[1] "American presidential election, 1872". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved December 5, 2017.

[results-2] "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Kentucky". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 9, 2017.

[results2-3] "1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 9, 2017.

[results3-4] "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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