Summary
The 1872 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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 County Results
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Arkansas voted for the Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant, over Liberal Republican candidate Horace Greeley. Grant won Arkansas by a margin of 4.34%. However, due to the turbulent conditions of Reconstruction, along with various irregularities and allegations of electoral fraud, Congress rejected Arkansas' six electoral votes.[1] Neighboring Louisiana's electoral votes were also rejected.[1] This was the last time Arkansas voted Republican until 1972, one hundred years later.
Results edit
| 1872 United States presidential election in Arkansas[2][3] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Republican | Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois | Henry Wilson of Massachusetts | 41,373 | 52.17% | 0 (6 elected) | 0.00% | ||
| Liberal Republican | Horace Greely of New York | Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri | 37,927 | 47.83% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 79,300 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "American presidential election, 1872". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017.
- ^ "1872 Presidential General Election Results - Arkansas". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "1872 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 5, 2017.