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The1872 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose five electors to theElectoral College, which selected thepresident andvice president.
West Virginia 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 by a margin of 4.46%.
| 1872 United States presidential election in West Virginia[1] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Republican | Ulysses S. Grant ofIllinois | Henry Wilson ofMassachusetts | 32,320 | 51.74% | 5 | 100.00% | ||
| Liberal Republican | Horace Greeley ofNew York | Benjamin Gratz Brown ofMissouri | 29,532 | 47.28% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Bourbon Democrat | Charles O'Conor | John Quincy Adams II | 615 | 0.98% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 62467 | 100.00% | 5 | 100.00% | ||||
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