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| Election Name: | 1872 United States presidential election in Ohio |
| Country: | Ohio |
| Flag Year: | 1902 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1868 United States presidential election in Ohio |
| Previous Year: | 1868 |
| Next Election: | 1876 United States presidential election in Ohio |
| Next Year: | 1876 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1872 |
| Image1: | UlyssesGrant.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Illinois |
| Running Mate1: | Henry Wilson |
| Electoral Vote1: | 22 |
| Popular Vote1: | 281,852 |
| Percentage1: | 53.24% |
| Nominee2: | Horace Greeley |
| Party2: | Liberal Republican Party (United States) |
| Colour2: | C154C1 |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Benjamin G. Brown |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 244,321 |
| Percentage2: | 46.15% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| 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 Ohio was held on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. State voters chose 22 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Ohio was won by the Republican Party candidate, incumbent president and Ohio native Ulysses S. Grant, who won the state with 53.24% of the popular vote. The Democratic and Liberal Republican Party candidate, Horace Greeley, garnered 46.15% of the popular vote.[1]
| 1872 United States presidential election in Ohio | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Ulysses S. Grant (incumbent) | 281,852 | 53.24% | 22 | |
| Liberal Republican | Horace Greeley | 244,321 | 46.15% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | James Black | 2,100 | 0.40% | 0 | |
| Straight-Out Democratic | Charles O'Conor | 1,163 | 0.22% | 0 | |
| Totals | 529,436 | 100.0% | 22 | ||
| County | Ulysses S. Grant[2] Republican | Horace Greeley Liberal Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Adams | 1,877 | 48.63% | 1,972 | 51.09% | 11 | 0.28% | -95 | -2.46% | 3,860 | ||||||||||
| Allen | 2,010 | 44.61% | 2,463 | 54.66% | 33 | 0.73% | -453 | -10.05% | 4,506 | ||||||||||
| Ashland | 2,183 | 47.60% | 2,368 | 51.64% | 35 | 0.76% | -185 | -4.03% | 4,586 | ||||||||||
| Ashtabula | 5,764 | 76.96% | 1,678 | 22.40% | 48 | 0.64% | 4,086 | 54.55% | 7,490 | ||||||||||
| Athens | 3,025 | 67.64% | 1,398 | 31.26% | 49 | 1.10% | 1,627 | 21.48% | 4,472 | ||||||||||
| Auglaize | 1,180 | 31.12% | 2,535 | 66.85% | 77 | 2.03% | -1,355 | -35.73% | 3,792 | ||||||||||
| Belmont | 4,267 | 53.77% | 3,647 | 45.96% | 22 | 0.28% | 620 | 7.81% | 7,936 | ||||||||||
| Brown | 2,593 | 43.64% | 3,337 | 56.16% | 12 | 0.20% | -744 | -12.52% | 5,942 | ||||||||||
| Butler | 2,993 | 37.55% | 4,926 | 61.80% | 52 | 0.65% | -1,933 | -24.25% | 7,971 | ||||||||||
| Carroll | 1,817 | 58.61% | 1,283 | 41.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 534 | 17.23% | 3,100 | ||||||||||
| Champaign | 3,059 | 58.08% | 2,185 | 41.48% | 23 | 0.44% | 874 | 16.59% | 5,267 | ||||||||||
| Clark | 4,095 | 60.80% | 2,612 | 38.78% | 28 | 0.42% | 1,483 | 22.02% | 6,735 | ||||||||||
| Clermont | 3,408 | 48.20% | 3,658 | 51.73% | 5 | 0.07% | -250 | -3.54% | 7,071 | ||||||||||
| Clinton | 3,105 | 62.65% | 1,786 | 36.04% | 65 | 1.31% | 1,319 | 26.61% | 4,956 | ||||||||||
| Columbiana | 4,773 | 61.78% | 2,897 | 37.50% | 56 | 0.72% | 1,876 | 24.28% | 7,726 | ||||||||||
| Coshocton | 2,252 | 45.68% | 2,656 | 53.87% | 22 | 0.45% | -404 | -8.19% | 4,930 | ||||||||||
| Crawford | 2,081 | 36.36% | 3,595 | 62.81% | 48 | 0.84% | -1,514 | -26.45% | 5,724 | ||||||||||
| Cuyahoga | 14,451 | 63.75% | 8,033 | 35.44% | 184 | 0.81% | 6,418 | 28.31% | 22,668 | ||||||||||
| Darke | 3,069 | 52.35% | 2,760 | 47.07% | 34 | 0.58% | 309 | 5.27% | 5,863 | ||||||||||
| Defiance | 1,093 | 38.31% | 1,720 | 60.29% | 40 | 1.40% | -627 | -21.98% | 2,853 | ||||||||||
| Delaware | 2,713 | 54.72% | 2,013 | 40.60% | 232 | 4.68% | 700 | 14.12% | 4,958 | ||||||||||
| Erie | 2,905 | 55.75% | 2,287 | 43.89% | 19 | 0.36% | 618 | 11.86% | 5,211 | ||||||||||
| Fairfield | 2,540 | 39.40% | 3,888 | 60.31% | 19 | 0.29% | -1,348 | -20.91% | 6,447 | ||||||||||
| Fayette | 2,140 | 57.88% | 1,545 | 41.79% | 12 | 0.32% | 595 | 16.09% | 3,697 | ||||||||||
| Franklin | 5,796 | 43.92% | 7,345 | 55.66% | 56 | 0.42% | -1,549 | -11.74% | 13,197 | ||||||||||
| Fulton | 2,210 | 71.57% | 826 | 26.75% | 52 | 1.68% | 1,384 | 44.82% | 3,088 | ||||||||||
| Gallia | 2,855 | 64.39% | 1,554 | 35.05% | 25 | 0.56% | 1,301 | 29.34% | 4,434 | ||||||||||
| Geauga | 2,711 | 81.66% | 600 | 18.07% | 9 | 0.27% | 2,111 | 63.58% | 3,320 | ||||||||||
| Greene | 4,069 | 66.63% | 1,961 | 32.11% | 77 | 1.26% | 2,108 | 34.52% | 6,107 | ||||||||||
| Guernsey | 2,629 | 57.78% | 1,901 | 41.78% | 20 | 0.44% | 728 | 16.00% | 4,550 | ||||||||||
| Hamilton | 20,083 | 44.60% | 24,941 | 55.39% | 1 | 0.00% | -4,858 | -10.79% | 45,025 | ||||||||||
| Hancock | 2,311 | 48.52% | 2,449 | 51.42% | 3 | 0.06% | -138 | -2.90% | 4,763 | ||||||||||
| Hardin | 2,238 | 53.08% | 1,970 | 46.73% | 8 | 0.19% | 268 | 6.36% | 4,216 | ||||||||||
| Harrison | 2,303 | 57.36% | 1,695 | 42.22% | 17 | 0.42% | 608 | 15.14% | 4,015 | ||||||||||
| Henry | 1,160 | 42.76% | 1,510 | 55.66% | 43 | 1.58% | -350 | -12.90% | 2,713 | ||||||||||
| Highland | 3,171 | 51.91% | 2,933 | 48.01% | 5 | 0.08% | 238 | 3.90% | 6,109 | ||||||||||
| Hocking | 1,350 | 41.69% | 1,860 | 57.44% | 28 | 0.86% | -510 | -15.75% | 3,238 | ||||||||||
| Holmes | 1,089 | 30.08% | 2,530 | 69.89% | 1 | 0.03% | -1,441 | -39.81% | 3,620 | ||||||||||
| Huron | 3,812 | 62.82% | 2,182 | 35.96% | 74 | 1.22% | 1,630 | 26.86% | 6,065 | ||||||||||
| Jackson | 2,258 | 58.83% | 1,555 | 40.52% | 25 | 0.65% | 703 | 18.32% | 3,838 | ||||||||||
| Jefferson | 3,776 | 63.78% | 2,102 | 35.51% | 42 | 0.71% | 1,674 | 28.28% | 5,920 | ||||||||||
| Knox | 2,773 | 49.44% | 2,730 | 48.67% | 106 | 1.89% | 43 | 0.77% | 5,609 | ||||||||||
| Lake | 2,751 | 73.56% | 979 | 26.18% | 10 | 0.27% | 1,772 | 47.38% | 3,740 | ||||||||||
| Lawrence | 3,624 | 68.17% | 1,637 | 30.79% | 55 | 1.03% | 1,987 | 37.38% | 5,316 | ||||||||||
| Licking | 3,493 | 43.01% | 4,562 | 56.17% | 67 | 0.82% | -1,069 | -13.16% | 8,122 | ||||||||||
| Logan | 2,795 | 58.74% | 1,955 | 41.09% | 8 | 0.17% | 840 | 17.65% | 4,758 | ||||||||||
| Lorain | 4,432 | 67.71% | 2,097 | 32.03% | 17 | 0.26% | 2,335 | 35.67% | 6,546 | ||||||||||
| Lucas | 5,253 | 62.66% | 3,083 | 36.77% | 48 | 0.57% | 2,170 | 25.88% | 8,384 | ||||||||||
| Madison | 1,934 | 54.25% | 1,625 | 45.58% | 6 | 0.17% | 309 | 8.67% | 3,565 | ||||||||||
| Mahoning | 3,757 | 59.13% | 2,518 | 39.63% | 79 | 1.24% | 1,239 | 19.50% | 6,354 | ||||||||||
| Marion | 1,340 | 41.42% | 1,842 | 56.94% | 53 | 1.64% | -502 | -15.52% | 3,235 | ||||||||||
| Medina | 2,794 | 61.80% | 1,695 | 37.49% | 32 | 0.71% | 1,099 | 24.31% | 4,521 | ||||||||||
| Meigs | 3,501 | 65.81% | 1,812 | 34.06% | 7 | 0.13% | 1,689 | 31.75% | 5,320 | ||||||||||
| Mercer | 1,026 | 32.65% | 2,090 | 66.52% | 26 | 0.83% | -1,064 | -33.86% | 3,142 | ||||||||||
| Miami | 3,753 | 56.03% | 2,910 | 43.45% | 35 | 0.52% | 843 | 12.59% | 6,698 | ||||||||||
| Monroe | 1,307 | 30.74% | 2,878 | 67.69% | 67 | 1.58% | -1,571 | -36.95% | 4,252 | ||||||||||
| Montgomery | 6,998 | 49.17% | 7,183 | 50.47% | 50 | 0.35% | -185 | -1.30% | 14,231 | ||||||||||
| Morgan | 2,339 | 58.23% | 1,551 | 38.61% | 127 | 3.16% | 788 | 19.62% | 4,017 | ||||||||||
| Morrow | 2,197 | 55.85% | 1,689 | 42.93% | 48 | 1.22% | 508 | 12.91% | 3,934 | ||||||||||
| Muskingum | 4,558 | 51.28% | 4,304 | 48.42% | 27 | 0.30% | 254 | 2.86% | 8,889 | ||||||||||
| Noble | 2,016 | 54.78% | 1,627 | 44.21% | 37 | 1.01% | 389 | 10.57% | 3,680 | ||||||||||
| Ottawa | 1,122 | 43.66% | 1,439 | 55.99% | 9 | 0.35% | -317 | -12.33% | 2,570 | ||||||||||
| Paulding | 979 | 60.32% | 637 | 39.25% | 7 | 0.43% | 342 | 21.07% | 1,623 | ||||||||||
| Perry | 1,907 | 46.67% | 2,172 | 53.16% | 7 | 0.17% | -265 | -6.49% | 4,086 | ||||||||||
| Pickaway | 2,353 | 46.59% | 2,660 | 52.67% | 37 | 0.73% | -307 | -6.08% | 5,050 | ||||||||||
| Pike | 1,284 | 45.01% | 1,568 | 54.96% | 1 | 0.04% | -284 | -9.95% | 2,853 | ||||||||||
| Portage | 3,478 | 58.03% | 2,438 | 40.68% | 77 | 1.28% | 1,040 | 17.35% | 5,993 | ||||||||||
| Preble | 2,715 | 56.14% | 2,101 | 43.44% | 20 | 0.41% | 614 | 12.70% | 4,836 | ||||||||||
| Putnam | 1,275 | 37.22% | 2,131 | 62.20% | 20 | 0.58% | -856 | -24.99% | 3,426 | ||||||||||
| Richland | 3,369 | 47.05% | 3,772 | 52.67% | 20 | 0.28% | -403 | -5.63% | 7,161 | ||||||||||
| Ross | 3,650 | 49.55% | 3,711 | 50.38% | 5 | 0.07% | -61 | -0.83% | 7,366 | ||||||||||
| Sandusky | 2,380 | 46.26% | 2,729 | 53.04% | 36 | 0.70% | -349 | -6.78% | 5,145 | ||||||||||
| Scioto | 2,888 | 57.53% | 2,091 | 41.65% | 41 | 0.82% | 797 | 15.88% | 5,020 | ||||||||||
| Seneca | 3,128 | 47.12% | 3,462 | 52.15% | 48 | 0.72% | -334 | -5.03% | 6,638 | ||||||||||
| Shelby | 1,717 | 42.44% | 2,311 | 57.12% | 18 | 0.44% | -594 | -14.68% | 4,046 | ||||||||||
| Stark | 5,817 | 52.30% | 5,250 | 47.20% | 55 | 0.49% | 567 | 5.10% | 11,122 | ||||||||||
| Summit | 4,534 | 62.01% | 2,738 | 37.45% | 40 | 0.55% | 1,796 | 24.56% | 7,312 | ||||||||||
| Trumbull | 5,869 | 70.68% | 2,321 | 27.95% | 114 | 1.37% | 3,548 | 42.73% | 8,304 | ||||||||||
| Tuscarawas | 3,178 | 46.96% | 3,586 | 52.99% | 3 | 0.04% | -408 | -6.03% | 6,767 | ||||||||||
| Union | 2,450 | 60.91% | 1,564 | 38.89% | 8 | 0.20% | 886 | 22.03% | 4,022 | ||||||||||
| Van Wert | 1,805 | 51.62% | 1,686 | 48.21% | 6 | 0.17% | 119 | 3.40% | 3,497 | ||||||||||
| Vinton | 1,314 | 49.31% | 1,340 | 50.28% | 11 | 0.41% | -26 | -0.98% | 2,665 | ||||||||||
| Warren | 3,763 | 63.38% | 2,168 | 36.52% | 6 | 0.10% | 1,595 | 26.87% | 5,937 | ||||||||||
| Washington | 4,231 | 53.27% | 3,680 | 46.33% | 32 | 0.40% | 551 | 6.94% | 7,943 | ||||||||||
| Wayne | 3,768 | 51.53% | 3,533 | 48.32% | 11 | 0.15% | 235 | 3.21% | 7,312 | ||||||||||
| Williams | 2,213 | 59.84% | 1,419 | 38.37% | 66 | 1.78% | 794 | 21.47% | 3,698 | ||||||||||
| Wood | 2,994 | 60.95% | 1,896 | 38.60% | 22 | 0.45% | 1,098 | 22.35% | 4,912 | ||||||||||
| Wyandot | 1,816 | 46.13% | 2,095 | 53.21% | 26 | 0.66% | -279 | -7.09% | 3,937 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 281,852 | 53.24% | 244,321 | 46.15% | 3,263 | 0.62% | 37,531 | 7.07% | 529,436 | ||||||||||