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United States presidential election of 1872
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The election results of 1872 Ulysses S. Grant Horace Greeley Victoria C. Woodhull stands in a three-quarter length portrait, wearing a dark, ruffled dress with her hand resting on her chin and looking thoughtfully to the side. Ulysses S. Grant for president Grant and Wilson presidential campaign banner Map of the United States showing the results of the 1872 presidential election by state. States won by Grant (Republican) are shaded in red, while those won by Greeley (Democratic/Liberal Republican) are in blue. Each state is labeled with its number of electoral votes, and two states, Arkansas and Louisiana, have their electoral votes excluded due to Reconstruction-era issues. A faded American flag serves as the background.
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Richard Pallardy
Richard Pallardy received a B.A. in English from Illinois State University in 2005. He was a research editor with Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. from 2008 to 2016 and worked on Britannica Blog from 2010...
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United States presidential election of 1872, American presidential election held November 5, 1872, in which Republican incumbent Ulysses S. Grant defeated Liberal Republican and Democratic candidate Horace Greeley with 286 electoral votes. Though 66 electoral votes had been pledged to Greeley, he died shortly after the election, and the votes were divided between five other candidates. Early in Grant’s first term as president, it became apparent that his civil service appointments and those made by...

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