| Election Name: | August 1872 Spanish general election |
| Country: | Spain |
| Flag Year: | 1785 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | April 1872 Spanish general election |
| Previous Year: | April 1872 |
| Next Election: | 1873 Spanish general election |
| Next Year: | 1873 |
| Seats For Election: | All 391 seats of the Congress of Deputies |
| Majority Seats: | 196 |
| Election Date: | 24 August 1872 |
| Leader1: | Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla |
| Leaders Seat1: | Madrid |
| Seats1: | 274 |
| Seat Change1: | 232 |
| Percentage1: | 70.08% |
| Swing1: | 59.34 |
| Leader2: | Francesc Pi i Margall |
| Party2: | FDRP |
| Leaders Seat2: | Barcelona |
| Seats2: | 78 |
| Seat Change2: | 26 |
| Percentage2: | 19.95% |
| Swing2: | 6.65 |
| Leader3: | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (with Francisco Serrano) |
| Party3: | Constitutional and conservative independents |
| Leaders Seat3: | Madrid |
| Seats3: | 14 |
| Seat Change3: | 222 |
| Percentage3: | 3.58% |
| Swing3: | 56.78 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Prime Minister | |
| Posttitle: | Prime Minister after election |
| Before Election: | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta |
| Before Party: | Constitutional Party |
| After Election: | Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla |
| After Party: | Radical-Democratic Party |
General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on August 24, 1872. At stake were all 391 seats in the Congress of Deputies. The Radical-Democratic Party won the elections.
General elections of Spain of 1872 were held on August 24 under universal male suffrage. The elections were held during the brief reign of Amadeo I.
| Party | Seats | Difference | Leader | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center bgcolor=magenta | 274 | 232 | Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla | ||
| align=center bgcolor=purple | 78 | 26 | Francesc Pi i Margall | ||
| align=center bgcolor=lightgreen | Constitutional Party and conservative independents | 14 | 222 | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | |
| align=center bgcolor=blue | 9 | New Party | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | ||
| align=center bgcolor=darkred | 3 | 35 | Cándido Nocedal | ||
| align=center bgcolor=purple | Independent republicans ("Unitarians") | 2 | New Party | ||
| align=center bgcolor=grey | Independents | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 391 | ||||