1872 United States presidential election in Tennessee

United States presidential election in Tennessee, 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 Tennessee 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.

Tennessee voted for the Liberal Republican candidate, Horace Greeley, over Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant. Greely won Tennessee by a margin of 4.32%. However, Greely died prior to the Electoral College meeting, allowing for Tennessee's twelve electors to vote for the candidate of their choice.[1]

Results

United States presidential election in Tennessee, 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	–	–	12	100.00%
	Liberal Republican	Horace Greely of New York	Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri	93,391	52.16%	0[lower-alpha 1]	0.00%
	Republican	Ulysses S. Grant of Ohio	Henry Wilson of Massachusetts	85,655	47.84%	0	0.00%
Total				179,046	100.00%	12	100.00%

References

"American presidential election, 1872". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
"1872 Presidential General Election Results - Tennessee". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
"1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved 6 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.

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

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

[results-3] "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Tennessee". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

[results2-4] "1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

[results3-5] "Electoral Votes for President and Vice President 1869-1877". U.S. Electoral College. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

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