1872 United States presidential election in Missouri
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The 1872 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Missouri voted for the Liberal Republican candidate, Horace Greeley, over Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant. Greeley won Missouri by a margin of 11.81%, but died prior to the Electoral College meeting, allowing Missouri's fifteen electors to vote for the candidate of their choice.[1] 8 electors voted for Greeley's running mate Benjamin Gratz Brown, 6 chose to vote for Thomas A. Hendricks, and 1 chose to vote for David Davis.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Republican | Horace Greeley | 151,434 | 55.46% | |
| Republican | Ulysses S. Grant | 119,196 | 43.65% | |
| Straight-Out Democratic | Charles O'Conor | 2,429 | 0.89% | |
| Total votes | 273,059 | 100% | ||
Results by County
| County | Horace Greeley
Liberal Republican |
Ulysses S. Grant
Republican |
Total Votes Cast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | ||
| Adair | 961 | 40.24% | 1,427 | 59.76% | 2,388 |
| Andrew | 1,383 | 46.30% | 1,604 | 53.70% | 2,987 |
| Atchison | 912 | 47.67% | 1,001 | 52.33% | 1,913 |
| Audrain | 1,575 | 70.06% | 673 | 29.94% | 2,248 |
| Barry | 759 | 52.49% | 687 | 47.51% | 1,446 |
| Barton | 570 | 48.59% | 603 | 51.41% | 1,173 |
| Bates | 1,746 | 53.81% | 1,499 | 46.19% | 3,245 |
| Benton | 807 | 46.95% | 912 | 53.05% | 1,719 |
| Bollinger | 661 | 61.78% | 409 | 38.22% | 1,070 |
| Boone | 3,199 | 76.31% | 993 | 23.69% | 4,192 |
| Buchanan | 3,552 | 58.01% | 2,571 | 41.99% | 6,123 |
| Butler | 404 | 68.24% | 188 | 31.76% | 592 |
| Caldwell | 875 | 39.68% | 1,330 | 60.32% | 2,205 |
| Callaway | 2,718 | 79.50% | 701 | 20.50% | 3,419 |
| Camden | 403 | 41.68% | 564 | 58.32% | 967 |
| Cape Girardeau | 1,283 | 53.75% | 1,104 | 46.25% | 2,387 |
| Carroll | 1,699 | 53.44% | 1,480 | 46.56% | 3,179 |
| Carter | 126 | 80.77% | 30 | 19.23% | 156 |
| Cass | 2,012 | 58.07% | 1,453 | 41.93% | 3,465 |
| Cedar | 743 | 49.04% | 772 | 50.96% | 1,515 |
| Chariton | 2,342 | 63.57% | 1,342 | 38.43% | 3,684 |
| Christian | 253 | 27.62% | 663 | 72.38% | 916 |
| Clark | 1,254 | 49.33% | 1,288 | 50.67% | 2,542 |
| Clay | 2,207 | 70.69% | 528 | 19.31% | 2,735 |
| Clinton | 1,418 | 59.26% | 975 | 40.74% | 2,393 |
| Cole | 1,322 | 53.57% | 1,146 | 46.43% | 2,468 |
| Cooper | 2,179 | 60.34% | 1,432 | 39.66% | 3,611 |
| Crawford | 677 | 56.37% | 524 | 43.63% | 1,201 |
| Dade | 701 | 42.15% | 962 | 57.85% | 1,663 |
| Dallas | 451 | 36.31% | 791 | 63.69% | 1,242 |
| Daviess | 1,349 | 48.98% | 1,405 | 51.02% | 2,754 |
| DeKalb | 841 | 45.26% | 1,017 | 54.74% | 1,858 |
| Dent | 515 | 56.66% | 394 | 43.34% | 909 |
| Dunklin | 807 | 87.81% | 112 | 12.19% | 919 |
| Franklin | 1,582 | 47.84% | 1,725 | 52.16% | 3,307 |
| Gasconade | 276 | 23.92% | 878 | 76.08% | 1,154 |
| Gentry | 1,181 | 53.44% | 1,029 | 46.56% | 2,210 |
| Greene | 1,666 | 44.45% | 2,082 | 55.55% | 3,748 |
| Grundy | 774 | 35.23% | 1,423 | 64.77% | 2,197 |
| Harrison | 1,115 | 38.92% | 1,750 | 61.08% | 2,865 |
| Henry | 2,124 | 58.19% | 1,526 | 41.81% | 3,650 |
| Hickory | 249 | 27.54% | 655 | 72.46% | 904 |
| Holt | 844 | 38.00% | 1,377 | 62.00% | 2,221 |
| Howard | 1,972 | 69.31% | 873 | 30.69% | 2,845 |
| Howell | 356 | 48.17% | 383 | 51.83% | 739 |
| Iron | 600 | 61.41% | 377 | 38.59% | 977 |
| Jackson | 4,475 | 61.39% | 2,814 | 38.61% | 7,289 |
| Jasper | 1,338 | 39.01% | 2,092 | 60.99% | 3,430 |
| Jefferson | 1,240 | 58.55% | 878 | 41.45% | 2,118 |
| Johnson | 2,504 | 52.13% | 2,299 | 47.87% | 4,803 |
| Knox | 1,161 | 57.73% | 850 | 42.27% | 2,011 |
| Laclede | 825 | 59.74% | 556 | 40.26% | 1,381 |
| Lafayette | 2,984 | 66.21% | 1,523 | 33.79% | 4,507 |
| Lawrence | 1,098 | 47.80% | 1,199 | 52.20% | 2,297 |
| Lewis | 1,703 | 60.56% | 1,109 | 39.44% | 2,812 |
| Lincoln | 1,537 | 70.44% | 645 | 29.56% | 2,182 |
| Linn | 1,478 | 46.71% | 1,686 | 53.29% | 3,164 |
| Livingston | 1,745 | 52.62% | 1,571 | 47.38% | 3,316 |
| Macon | 2,335 | 57.23% | 1,745 | 42.77% | 4,080 |
| Madison | 724 | 68.05% | 340 | 31.95% | 1,064 |
| Maries | 439 | 63.44% | 253 | 36.56% | 692 |
| Marion | 2,593 | 60.61% | 1,685 | 39.39% | 4,278 |
| McDonald | 157 | 52.33% | 143 | 47.67% | 300 |
| Mercer | 527 | 30.50% | 1,201 | 69.50% | 1,728 |
| Miller | 716 | 45.29% | 865 | 54.71% | 1,581 |
| Mississippi | 725 | 70.18% | 308 | 29.82% | 1,033 |
| Moniteau | 1,275 | 56.39% | 986 | 43.61% | 2,261 |
| Monroe | 2,559 | 84.96% | 453 | 15.04% | 3,012 |
| Montgomery | 1,284 | 54.73% | 1,062 | 45.27% | 2,346 |
| Morgan | 895 | 57.67% | 657 | 42.33% | 1,552 |
| New Madrid | 796 | 76.61% | 243 | 23.39% | 1,039 |
| Newton | 1,036 | 47.22% | 1,158 | 52.78% | 2,194 |
| Nodaway | 1,503 | 47.18% | 1,683 | 52.82% | 3,186 |
| Oregon | 445 | 92.37% | 54 | 7.63% | 499 |
| Osage | 209 | 21.35% | 770 | 78.65% | 979 |
| Ozark | 135 | 31.91% | 288 | 68.09% | 423 |
| Pemiscot | 476 | 97.94% | 10 | 2.06% | 486 |
| Perry | 621 | 46.14% | 725 | 53.86% | 1,346 |
| Pettis | 1,965 | 53.98% | 1,675 | 46.02% | 3,640 |
| Phelps | 906 | 56.55% | 696 | 43.45% | 1,602 |
| Pike | 2,578 | 59.70% | 1,740 | 40.30% | 4,318 |
| Platte | 2,148 | 69.65% | 936 | 30.35% | 3,084 |
| Polk | 998 | 45.99% | 1,172 | 54.01% | 2,170 |
| Pulaski | 534 | 62.24% | 324 | 37.76% | 858 |
| Ralls | 1,177 | 75.06% | 391 | 24.94% | 1,568 |
| Randolph | 2,212 | 71.77% | 870 | 28.23% | 3,082 |
| Ray | 2,257 | 66.03% | 1,161 | 33.97% | 3,418 |
| Reynolds | 400 | 76.19% | 125 | 23.81% | 525 |
| Ripley | 314 | 76.40% | 97 | 23.60% | 411 |
| Saline | 2,790 | 68.50% | 1,283 | 31.50% | 4,073 |
| Schuyler | 788 | 49.87% | 792 | 50.13% | 1,580 |
| Scotland | 1,130 | 56.39% | 874 | 43.61% | 2,004 |
| Scott | 804 | 64.42% | 444 | 35.58% | 1,248 |
| Shannon | 242 | 92.37% | 20 | 7.63% | 262 |
| Shelby | 1,281 | 59.17% | 884 | 40.83% | 2,165 |
| St. Charles | 1,672 | 51.75% | 1,559 | 48.25% | 3,231 |
| St. Clair | 1,159 | 53.02% | 1,027 | 46.98% | 2,186 |
| St. Francois | 1,028 | 69.93% | 442 | 30.07% | 1,470 |
| St. Louis | 19,399 | 53.74% | 16,701 | 46.26% | 36,100 |
| Ste. Genevieve | 634 | 62.28% | 384 | 37.72% | 1,018 |
| Stoddard | 660 | 67.42% | 319 | 32.58% | 979 |
| Stone | 122 | 25.96% | 348 | 74.04% | 470 |
| Sullivan | 1,119 | 49.69% | 1,133 | 50.31% | 2,252 |
| Taney | 201 | 37.22% | 339 | 62.78% | 540 |
| Texas | 838 | 63.53% | 481 | 36.47% | 1,319 |
| Vernon | 1,344 | 69.10% | 601 | 30.90% | 1,945 |
| Warren | 567 | 36.02% | 1,007 | 63.98% | 1,574 |
| Washington | 878 | 57.80% | 641 | 42.20% | 1,519 |
| Wayne | 565 | 61.48% | 354 | 38.52% | 919 |
| Webster | 808 | 51.43% | 763 | 48.57% | 1,571 |
| Worth | 446 | 45.65% | 531 | 54.35% | 977 |
| Wright | 484 | 46.67% | 553 | 53.33% | 1,037 |
| Totals | 151,434 | 55.96% | 119,196 | 44.04% | 270,630 |
See also
Footnotes
- Greeley died after the election, but prior to the Electoral College meeting, and was thus ineligible for the office of President. Greeley had won 15 pledged electors, of which all cast their votes for other Democrats.