United States presidential election in Texas, 1872

United States presidential election in Texas, 1872

November 5, 1872
Nominee Thomas A. Hendricks Horace Greeley Ulysses S. Grant Party Democratic Liberal Republican Republican Home state Indiana New York Illinois Running mate Benjamin G. Brown Benjamin G. Brown Henry Wilson Electoral vote 8 0 0 Popular vote  – 66,546 47,468 Percentage  – 57.1% 40.7%
President before election Ulysses S. Grant Republican Elected President Ulysses S. Grant Republican

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Government

The 1872 United States presidential election in Texas was held on November 5, 1872. Texas voters chose 8 electors to represent the state in the Electoral College, which chose the President and Vice President.

Texas voted for the Liberal Republican nominee Horace Greeley, who received 57% of the vote. Greeley died before Congress could certify the results, leaving Texas electors (and the electors of five other states) free to vote for whoever they chose. All 8 electors voted for Thomas A. Hendricks.

Results

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