See main article: 1872 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1872 United States presidential election in Virginia |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Flag Year: | 1861 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1860 United States presidential election in Virginia |
| Previous Year: | 1860 |
| Next Election: | 1876 United States presidential election in Virginia |
| 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: | 11 |
| Popular Vote1: | 93,463 |
| Percentage1: | 50.47% |
| Nominee2: | Horace Greeley |
| Party2: | Liberal Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Benjamin G. Brown |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 91,647 |
| Percentage2: | 49.49% |
| Map Size: | 435px |
| 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 Virginia took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Virginia voted for the Republican candidate, incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant over the Democratic and Liberal Republican candidate, former U.S. Representative Horace Greeley. This was the first presidential election that Virginia participated in after the events of the U.S. Civil War, and also the first election where West Virginia wasn't a part of the state. It was also the first presidential election in which the state voted for a Republican candidate and would not occur again until 1928. The election was still very close in this state and Grant won Virginia by a margin of 0.98%.
| United States presidential election in Virginia, 1872[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Ulysses S. Grant (inc.) | 93,463 | 50.47% | 11 | |
| Liberal Republican/Democratic | Horace Greeley | 91,647 | 49.49% | 0 | |
| Bourbon Democrat | Charles O'Conor | 85 | 0.05% | 0 | |
| Totals | 185,195 | 100.0% | 11 | ||