1872 United States presidential election in South Carolina
November 5, 1872
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| Elections in South Carolina |
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The 1872 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose 7 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
South Carolina was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois and his running mate Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts. Grant and Wilson defeated the Liberal Republican and Democratic nominees, former Congressman Horace Greeley of New York and his running mate former Senator and Governor Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri by a margin of 51.98%.
With 75.75% of the popular vote, South Carolina would be Grant's second strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont.[1] This election would also prove to be the high water mark for any Republican presidential candidate in the state as of 2025.
Results
| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | D. H. Chamberlain | 72,290 | |
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | S. A. Swails | 72,289 | |
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | Henry Sparnick | 72,287 | |
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | W. B. Nash | 72,282 | |
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | William Gurney | 72,260 | |
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | W. N. Taft | 72,164 | |
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | T. J. Mackey | 72,124 | |
| Democratic Party | Horace Greeley | S. A. Pearce | 22,683 | |
| Democratic Party | Horace Greeley | M. P. O'Connor | 22,669 | |
| Democratic Party | Horace Greeley | W. H. Wallace | 22,663 | |
| Democratic Party | Horace Greeley | Johnson Hagood | 22,648 | |
| Democratic Party | Horace Greeley | S. Farr | 22,641 | |
| Democratic Party | Horace Greeley | W. W. Robertson | 22,606 | |
| Democratic Party | Horace Greeley | W. W. Walker | 22,472 | |
| Straight-Out Democratic Party | Charles O'Conor | W. H. Stack | 204 | |
| Straight-Out Democratic Party | Charles O'Conor | J. D. McCarley | 202 | |
| Straight-Out Democratic Party | Charles O'Conor | William T. Wilkins | 202 | |
| Straight-Out Democratic Party | Charles O'Conor | T. D. Napper | 201 | |
| Straight-Out Democratic Party | Charles O'Conor | J. W. Covar | 201 | |
| Straight-Out Democratic Party | Charles O'Conor | J. R. Lambson | 194 | |
| Straight-Out Democratic Party | Charles O'Conor | A. J. Vandergrift | 185 | |
| Write-in | N/A | Scattering | 259 | |
| Votes cast[a] | 95,436 | |||
Notes
- ^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
References
- ^ "1872 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina at the Regular Session, 1872-'73". Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: 129–132 – via HathiTrust.