1872 United States presidential election in Ohio

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.

Seeing as it was unlikely they could pull off a victory in the general election, the Democratic Party endorsed the Liberal Republican candidate Horace Greeley, who had been involved in a split from the traditional Republican Party. A New Yorker, Greeley had been nominated in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the 1872 Liberal Republican convention.

The other two candidates who garnered votes in Ohio during the election were James Black, a member of the Prohibition Party, and Charles O'Conor, a straight-out Democrat. Black and the prohibitionists were dedicated to the outlaw of alcohol, while O’Conor and the straight-out Democrats ran dissatisfied with the Democratic nomination of Greeley.

Results 1872 United States presidential election in OhioPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral 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

Results by county County Ulysses S. GrantGéoelections; Presidential election of 1872 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)Republican Horace GreeleyLiberal Republican Various candidatesOther 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% 3,937Totals281,85253.24%244,32146.15%3,2630.62%37,5317.07%529,436

See also United States presidential elections in Ohio

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