See main article: 1872 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1872 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Flag Year: | 1872 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1868 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Previous Year: | 1868 |
| Next Election: | 1876 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Next Year: | 1876 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1872 |
| Image1: | Horace Greeley restored (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Horace Greeley |
| Party1: | Liberal Republican Party (United States) |
| Colour1: | C154C1 |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Running Mate1: | Benjamin G. Brown |
| Electoral Vote1: | 0 |
| Popular Vote1: | 67,687 |
| Percentage1: | 50.34% |
| Nominee2: | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Illinois |
| Running Mate2: | Henry Wilson |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 66,760 |
| Percentage2: | 49.66% |
| Map Size: | 390px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ulysses S. Grant |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1872 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Maryland was won by the Liberal Republican and Democratic nominees, former Congressman Horace Greeley of New York and his running mate former Senator and Governor Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri. Greely and Brown defeated the Republican nominees, incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois and his running mate Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts.
Greeley won the state by a narrow margin of 0.68%. However, he died prior to the Electoral College meeting, allowing for Maryland's eight electors to vote for the candidate of their choice.[1]
In this election, Maryland voted 12.49% more Democratic than the nation at-large.[2]
| Horace GreeleyLiberal Republican | Ulysses S. GrantRepublican | Other | Margin | TotalVotes Cast [3] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||
| Allegany | 2695 | 44.95% | 3301 | 55.05% | 0 | 0.00% | -606 | -10.11% | 5996 | ||||
| Anne Arundel | 2249 | 46.90% | 2546 | 53.10% | 0 | 0.00% | -297 | -6.19% | 4795 | ||||
| Baltimore (City) | 24694 | 55.85% | 19522 | 44.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 5172 | 11.70% | 44216 | ||||
| Baltimore (County) | 4173 | 52.51% | 3774 | 47.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 399 | 5.02% | 7947 | ||||
| Calvert | 692 | 39.27% | 1070 | 60.73% | 0 | 0.00% | -378 | -21.45% | 1762 | ||||
| Caroline | 1036 | 48.32% | 1108 | 51.68% | 0 | 0.00% | -72 | 3.36% | 2144 | ||||
| Carroll | 2505 | 49.19% | 2587 | 50.81% | 0 | 0.00% | -82 | -1.61% | 5092 | ||||
| Cecil | 2103 | 45.23% | 2547 | 54.77% | 0 | 0.00% | -444 | 9.55% | 4650 | ||||
| Charles | 1200 | 43.00% | 1591 | 57.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -391 | -14.01% | 2791 | ||||
| Dorchester | 1755 | 48.66% | 1852 | 51.34% | 0 | 0.00% | -97 | -2.69% | 3607 | ||||
| Frederick | 4065 | 43.94% | 5186 | 56.06% | 0 | 0.00% | -1121 | -12.12% | 9251 | ||||
| Harford | 1955 | 48.01% | 2177 | 51.99% | 0 | 0.00% | -162 | -3.98% | 4072 | ||||
| Howard | 1196 | 47.74% | 1309 | 52.26% | 0 | 0.00% | -113 | -4.51% | 2505 | ||||
| Kent | 1623 | 49.47% | 1658 | 50.53% | 0 | 0.00% | -35 | -1.07% | 3281 | ||||
| Montgomery | 2121 | 52.11% | 1949 | 47.89% | 0 | 0.00% | 172 | 4.23% | 4070 | ||||
| Prince George's | 1631 | 41.87% | 2264 | 58.13% | 0 | 0.00% | -633 | -16.25% | 3895 | ||||
| Queen Anne's | 1804 | 52.17% | 1654 | 47.83% | 0 | 0.00% | 150 | 4.34% | 3458 | ||||
| St. Mary's | 1139 | 42.28% | 1536 | 57.02% | 19 | 0.71% | -397 | -14.74% | 2694 | ||||
| Somerset | 1122 | 40.99% | 1615 | 50.91% | 0 | 0.00% | -493 | -18.01% | 2737 | ||||
| Talbot | 1521 | 47.77% | 1663 | 52.23% | 0 | 0.00% | -142 | -4.46% | 3184 | ||||
| Washington | 3204 | 46.38% | 3664 | 53.04% | 40 | 0.58% | -460 | -6.66% | 6908 | ||||
| Wicomico | 1470 | 57.62% | 1081 | 42.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 389 | 15.25% | 2551 | ||||
| Worcester | 1734 | 59.79% | 1166 | 40.21% | 0 | 0.00% | 568 | 19.59% | 2900 | ||||
| Total | 67687 | 50.34% | 66760 | 49.66% | 59 | 134447 | |||||||