1872United States presidential election in Oregon

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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 3 0 Popular vote 11,818 7,742 Percentage 58.66% 38.43%

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

President before election Ulysses S. Grant Republican Elected President Ulysses S. Grant Republican

The1872 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose three electors to theElectoral College, which selected thepresident andvice president.

Oregon was won by theRepublican nominees, incumbentPresidentUlysses S. Grant ofIllinois and his running mateSenatorHenry Wilson ofMassachusetts. Grant and Wilson defeated theLiberal Republican andDemocratic nominees, formerCongressmanHorace Greeley ofNew York and his running mate formerSenator andGovernorBenjamin Gratz Brown ofMissouri.

Grant won the state by a margin of 20.23%.

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