1872 United States presidential election in Nevada
Election in Nevada
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The 1872 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Nevada voted for the Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant, over Liberal Republican candidate Horace Greeley. Grant won Nevada by a margin of 14.86%. After this election, Humboldt County would not vote for a Republican candidate again until 1904.
Results
Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
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Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | William B. Taylor | 8,413 | |
Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | John H. Mills | 8,403 | |
Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | James W. Haines | 8,392 | |
Liberal Republican Party | Horace Greeley | M. N. Stone | 6,236 | |
Liberal Republican Party | Horace Greeley | Robert M. Clarke | 6,235 | |
Liberal Republican Party | Horace Greeley | C. W. Lightner | 6,232 | |
Votes cast[a] | 14,649 |
Results by county
Ulysses S. Grant Republican | Horace Greeley Liberal Republican | Margin | Total votes cast[b] | ||||
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County | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
Churchill | 41 | 43.62% | 53 | 56.38% | -12 | -12.77% | 94 |
Douglas | 231 | 68.75% | 105 | 31.25% | 126 | 37.50% | 336 |
Elko | 611 | 52.27% | 558 | 47.73% | 53 | 4.53% | 1,169 |
Esmeralda | 267 | 56.33% | 207 | 43.67% | 60 | 12.66% | 474 |
Humboldt | 392 | 52.27% | 358 | 47.73% | 34 | 4.53% | 750 |
Lander | 972 | 51.43% | 918 | 48.57% | 54 | 2.86% | 1,890 |
Lincoln | 849 | 44.83% | 1,045 | 55.17% | -196 | -10.35% | 1,894 |
Lyon | 457 | 71.63% | 181 | 28.37% | 276 | 43.26% | 638 |
Nye | 339 | 53.55% | 294 | 46.45% | 45 | 7.11% | 633 |
Ormsby | 514 | 62.38% | 310 | 37.62% | 204 | 24.76% | 824 |
Storey | 2,603 | 63.89% | 1,471 | 36.11% | 1,132 | 27.79% | 4,074 |
Washoe | 477 | 62.68% | 284 | 37.32% | 193 | 25.36% | 761 |
White Pine | 660 | 59.35% | 452 | 40.65% | 208 | 18.71% | 1,112 |
Totals | 8,413 | 57.43% | 6,236 | 42.57% | 2,177 | 14.86% | 14,649 |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ Nevada State Archives, Canvass of the Votes cast at the General Election held in the State of Nevada on the 5th day of November A.D. 1872 for Presidential Electors
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