1872 U.S. Presidential Election
Who won the 1872 U.S. Presidential Election?
Ulysses S. Grant won the 1872 U.S. Presidential Election. Ulysses S. Grant received 3,598,468 popular votes (55.6%) and 286 electoral votes. The main challenger was Horace Greeley (43.8%).
See the full head-to-head between Grant and Greeley
Grant won the electoral college 286–0
43.8% popular · 2,835,315 votes
Running mate: Benjamin Gratz Brown
Popular-vote counts come from official certified totals (1976–2024) and official public returns for earlier years, cross-checked against the MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial. Six states chose electors through their legislatures.