1872 United States presidential election in Louisiana

1872 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horace Greeley
Party Republican Liberal Republican
Home state Illinois New York
Running mate Henry Wilson Benjamin G. Brown
Electoral vote none (8 elected) 0
Popular vote 71,663 57,029
Percentage 55.69% 44.31%

Parish Results

President before election

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

The 1872 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Louisiana voted for the Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant, over Liberal Republican candidate Horace Greeley. Grant won Louisiana by a margin of 11.38%. However, due to the turbulent conditions of Reconstruction, along with various irregularities and allegations of electoral fraud, Congress rejected Louisiana's eight electoral votes.[1] Neighboring Arkansas's electoral votes were also rejected.

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