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1872 Indiana Gubernatorial Election

Indiana · 2 candidates · See every 1872 Governor race

Who won the 1872 Indiana Gubernatorial Election?

Thomas A. Hendricks won the 1872 Indiana Gubernatorial Election. Thomas A. Hendricks received 189,424 popular votes (50.12%). The main challenger was Thomas M. Browne (49.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Hendricks and Browne

Hendricks +0.3 pts · won by 1,148 votes
Thomas A. HendricksDemocraticWINNER50.12%
189,424 votes
Thomas M. BrowneRepublican49.82%
188,276 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.