1872 United States presidential election in Kentucky: Difference between revisions

 

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{{main|1872 United States presidential election}}

{{main|1872 United States presidential election}}

{{Infobox election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1872 [[United States presidential election]] in Kentucky

| election_name = 1872 United States presidential election in Kentucky

| flag_year = 1872

| flag_year = 1872

| type = presidential

| type = presidential

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| party1 = Liberal Republican Party (United States)

| party1 = Liberal Republican Party (United States)

| home_state1 = [[New York (state)|New York]]

| home_state1 = [[New York (state)|New York]]

| running_mate1 = [[Benjamin Gratz Brown|Benjamin G. Brown]]

| running_mate1 = [[ Gratz Brown|Benjamin G. Brown]]

| electoral_vote1 = ”0”{{efn|name=greeleyElectors|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.}}

| electoral_vote1 = ”0”{{efn|name=greeleyElectors|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.}}

| popular_vote1 = ”’99,995”’

| popular_vote1 = ”’99,995”’

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| electoral_vote3 = ”’ 8 ”’

| electoral_vote3 = ”’ 8 ”’

| image4 = BGratzBrown.png

| image4 = BGratzBrown.png

| nominee4 = ”'[[Benjamin Gratz Brown]]”’ ”(Given electoral votes due to death of Greeley)”

| nominee4 = ”'[[Benjamin Gratz Brown]]”’ ”(Given electoral votes due to death of Greeley)”

| party4 = Liberal Republican Party (United States)

| party4 = Liberal Republican Party (United States)

| home_state4 = [[Missouri]]

| home_state4 = [[Missouri]]

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| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

}}

{{Elections in Kentucky sidebar}}

{{ElectionsKY}}

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 [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]], who voted for [[President of the United States|president]] and [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]].

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 [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]], who voted for [[President of the United States|president]] and [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]].

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==Results==

==Results==

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{{Election box runningmate begin | title=United States presidential election in Kentucky<ref name=results>{{cite web|title=1872 Presidential General Election Results – Kentucky|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1872&fips=21&f=0&off=0&elect=0|publisher=U.S. Election Atlas|access-date=9 December 2017}}</ref><ref name=results2>{{cite web|title=1872 Presidential Election|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1872|work=The American Presidency Project|publisher=University of California Santa Barbara|access-date=9 December 2017}}</ref><ref name=results3>{{cite web|title=Electoral Votes for President and Vice President 1869–1877|url=https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1869_1873.html#1872|work=U.S. Electoral College|publisher=U.S. National Archives and Records Administration|access-date=9 December 2017}}</ref>}}

{{Election box US candidate with party link|

{{Election box US candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

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{{Election box US candidate with party link|

{{Election box US candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Republican Party (United States)

|party = Liberal Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = [[Benjamin Gratz Brown|Benjamin G. Brown]]

|candidate = [[ Gratz Brown|Benjamin G. Brown]]

|homestate = [[Missouri]]

|homestate = [[Missouri]]

|vp_name = N/A

|vp_name = N/A

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|candidate = [[Horace Greeley]]

|candidate = [[Horace Greeley]]

|homestate = [[New York (state)|New York]]

|homestate = [[New York (state)|New York]]

|vp_name = [[Benjamin Gratz Brown]]

|vp_name = [[Benjamin Gratz Brown]]

|vp_state = [[Missouri]]

|vp_state = [[Missouri]]

|votes=””‘99,995”’

|votes=””‘99,995”’

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box end}}

==See also==

* [[United States presidential elections in Kentucky]]

==Footnotes==

==Footnotes==

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==References==

==References==

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{{1872 United States elections}}

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1872 United States presidential election in Kentucky

County Results Greeley   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Grant   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

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.