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1872 United States presidential election in California
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1872 United States presidential election in California |
| country | California |
| flag_year | 1846 |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1868 United States presidential election in California |
| previous_year | 1868 |
| next_election | 1876 United States presidential election in California |
| next_year | 1876 |
| election_date | November 5, 1872 |
| image_size | x200px |
| image1 | UlyssesGrant.jpg |
| nominee1 | **Ulysses S. Grant** |
| party1 | Republican Party (United States) |
| home_state1 | Illinois |
| running_mate1 | **Henry Wilson** |
| electoral_vote1 | **6** |
| popular_vote1 | **51,181** |
| percentage1 | **56.00%** |
| image2 | Horace Greeley restored (cropped).jpg |
| nominee2 | Horace Greeley |
| party2 | Liberal Republican Party (United States) |
| colour2 | C154C1 |
| home_state2 | New York |
| running_mate2 | Benjamin Gratz Brown |
| electoral_vote2 | 0 |
| popular_vote2 | 39,060 |
| percentage2 | 42.74% |
| map_image | California Presidential Election Results 1872.svg |
| map_size | 300px |
| map_caption | County Results |
| title | President |
| before_election | Ulysses S. Grant |
| before_party | Republican Party (United States) |
| after_election | Ulysses S. Grant |
| after_party | Republican Party (United States) |
Main article: 1872 United States presidential election
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The 1872 United States presidential election in California was held on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. State voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. As was standard at the time, voters chose electors directly rather than simply voting for their party's candidate.
California voted for the Republican incumbent, Ulysses S. Grant, over the Liberal Republican nominee, New York Tribune publisher Horace Greeley.
Results
| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | Votes cast | 91,387 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | C. Spreckles | 51,181 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | J. E. Hale | 51,162 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | J. O. Goodwin | 51,157 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | J. F. Miller | 51,151 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | J. B. Felton | 51,149 | ||
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | T. H. Rose | 51,140 | ||
| Liberal Republican Party (United States)}}" | Liberal Republican Party | Horace Greeley | J. C. Shorb | 39,060 | ||
| Liberal Republican Party (United States)}}" | Liberal Republican Party | Horace Greeley | Jo Hamilton | 39,006 | ||
| Liberal Republican Party (United States)}}" | Liberal Republican Party | Horace Greeley | John Yule | 38,972 | ||
| Liberal Republican Party (United States)}}" | Liberal Republican Party | Horace Greeley | F. M. Pixley | 38,962 | ||
| Liberal Republican Party (United States)}}" | Liberal Republican Party | Horace Greeley | Peter Donahue | 38,954 | ||
| Liberal Republican Party (United States)}}" | Liberal Republican Party | Horace Greeley | F. H. Rosenbaum | 38,931 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}}" | Straight-Out Democratic Party | Charles O'Conor | J. Mora Moss | 920 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}}" | Straight-Out Democratic Party | Charles O'Conor | Z. Montgomery | 915 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}}" | Straight-Out Democratic Party | Charles O'Conor | A. J. King | 905 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}}" | Straight-Out Democratic Party | Charles O'Conor | W. J. Graves | 903 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}}" | Straight-Out Democratic Party | Charles O'Conor | John Nugent | 883 | ||
| Democratic Party (United States)}}" | Straight-Out Democratic Party | Charles O'Conor | M. R. C. Pullen | 880 | ||
| Independent}}" | Write-in | Scattering | 226 |
Results by county
| County | Ulysses S. Grant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Horace Greeley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberal Republican | Charles O'Conor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Straight-Out Democratic | Scattering | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Write-in | Margin | Total votes cast | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total | 51,181 | 56.00% | 39,060 | 42.74% | 920 | 1.01% | 226 | 0.25% | 12,121 | 13.26% | 91,387 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alameda | 2,564 | 67.21% | 1,228 | 32.19% | 23 | 0.60% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,336 | 35.02% | 3,815 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alpine | 89 | 64.49% | 38 | 27.54% | 11 | 7.97% | 0 | 0.00% | 51 | 36.96% | 138 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amador | 994 | 55.81% | 766 | 43.01% | 13 | 0.73% | 8 | 0.45% | 228 | 12.80% | 1,781 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butte | 1,204 | 56.95% | 816 | 38.60% | 90 | 4.26% | 4 | 0.19% | 388 | 18.35% | 2,114 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Calaveras | 908 | 54.18% | 751 | 44.81% | 17 | 1.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 157 | 9.37% | 1,676 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colusa | 490 | 49.54% | 499 | 50.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | −9 | −0.91% | 989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contra Costa | 958 | 67.51% | 461 | 32.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 497 | 35.02% | 1,419 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Del Norte | 169 | 54.87% | 139 | 45.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 30 | 9.74% | 308 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| El Dorado | 1,309 | 52.30% | 1,093 | 43.67% | 101 | 4.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 216 | 8.63% | 2,503 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno | 111 | 31.90% | 237 | 68.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | −126 | −36.21% | 348 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt | 993 | 70.18% | 403 | 28.48% | 19 | 1.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 590 | 41.70% | 1,415 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inyo | 206 | 53.93% | 176 | 46.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 30 | 7.85% | 382 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kern | 175 | 38.04% | 285 | 61.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | −110 | −23.91% | 460 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Klamath | 83 | 40.49% | 122 | 59.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | −39 | −19.02% | 205 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lake | 202 | 36.14% | 355 | 63.51% | 2 | 0.36% | 0 | 0.00% | −153 | −7.37% | 559 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lassen | 182 | 66.67% | 91 | 33.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 91 | 33.33% | 273 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 1,312 | 47.23% | 1,229 | 44.24% | 236 | 8.50% | 1 | 0.04% | 83 | 2.99% | 2,778 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marin | 600 | 66.52% | 301 | 33.37% | 1 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 299 | 33.15% | 902 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mariposa | 399 | 52.29% | 364 | 47.71% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 35 | 4.59% | 763 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mendocino | 662 | 45.28% | 725 | 49.59% | 69 | 4.72% | 6 | 0.41% | −63 | −4.31% | 1,462 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merced | 263 | 40.90% | 380 | 59.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | −117 | −18.20% | 643 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mono | 88 | 63.77% | 50 | 36.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 38 | 27.54% | 138 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monterey | 1,154 | 53.62% | 976 | 45.35% | 22 | 1.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 178 | 8.27% | 2,152 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Napa | 900 | 61.18% | 552 | 37.53% | 19 | 1.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 348 | 23.66% | 1,471 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 2,039 | 58.51% | 1,437 | 41.23% | 9 | 0.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 602 | 17.27% | 3,485 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Placer | 1,416 | 62.24% | 838 | 36.84% | 11 | 0.48% | 10 | 0.44% | 578 | 25.41% | 2,275 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plumas | 512 | 64.65% | 280 | 35.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 232 | 29.29% | 792 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento | 3,390 | 69.70% | 1,469 | 30.20% | 5 | 0.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,921 | 39.49% | 4,864 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Bernardino | 318 | 53.74% | 189 | 30.05% | 102 | 16.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 149 | 23.69% | 629 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 513 | 57.45% | 360 | 40.31% | 20 | 2.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 153 | 17.13% | 893 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 11,811 | 51.02% | 11,185 | 48.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 154 | 0.67% | 626 | 2.70% | 23,150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Joaquin | 1,784 | 57.40% | 1,312 | 42.21% | 12 | 0.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 472 | 15.19% | 3,108 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Luis Obispo | 461 | 55.01% | 321 | 38.31% | 56 | 6.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 140 | 16.71% | 838 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Mateo | 648 | 68.14% | 303 | 31.86% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 345 | 36.28% | 951 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 692 | 58.94% | 482 | 41.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 210 | 17.89% | 1,174 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 2,218 | 56.96% | 1,670 | 42.89% | 6 | 0.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 548 | 14.07% | 3,894 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Cruz | 1,029 | 66.99% | 470 | 30.60% | 37 | 2.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 559 | 36.39% | 1,536 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shasta | 539 | 62.38% | 282 | 32.64% | 43 | 4.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 257 | 29.75% | 864 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sierra | 925 | 71.21% | 374 | 28.79% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 551 | 42.42% | 1,299 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siskiyou | 709 | 51.68% | 663 | 48.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 46 | 3.35% | 1,372 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Solano | 2,412 | 65.61% | 1,257 | 34.19% | 7 | 0.19% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,155 | 31.42% | 3,676 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sonoma | 1,703 | 50.24% | 1,601 | 47.23% | 46 | 1.36% | 40 | 1.18% | 102 | 3.01% | 3,390 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanislaus | 464 | 41.06% | 666 | 58.94% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | −202 | −17.88% | 1,130 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sutter | 495 | 62.50% | 276 | 34.85% | 19 | 2.40% | 2 | 0.25% | 219 | 27.65% | 792 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tehama | 400 | 62.60% | 235 | 36.78% | 4 | 0.63% | 0 | 0.00% | 165 | 25.82% | 639 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity | 345 | 52.75% | 307 | 46.94% | 2 | 0.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 38 | 5.81% | 654 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulare | 395 | 44.23% | 498 | 55.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | −103 | −11.53% | 893 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuolumne | 810 | 51.20% | 726 | 45.89% | 46 | 2.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 84 | 5.31% | 1,582 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yolo | 841 | 53.74% | 711 | 45.43% | 12 | 0.77% | 1 | 0.06% | 130 | 8.31% | 1,565 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuba | 1,158 | 57.53% | 852 | 42.32% | 3 | 0.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 306 | 15.20% | 2,013 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Amador
- Del Norte
- El Dorado
- Los Angeles
- Mariposa
- Monterey
- San Bernardino
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Santa Clara
- Siskiyou
- Sonoma
- Tehama
- Tuolumne
- Yolo
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Liberal Republican
- Colusa
- Fresno
- Kern
- Klamath
- Lake
- Mendocino
- Merced
- Shasta
- Stanislaus
- Tulare
Notes
References
References
- A Statement of the votes polled at the General Election held throughout the State on Tuesday November 5th A.D. 1872 for Presidential Electors
- (26 Nov 1872). "Official Returns". Sacramento Daily Union.
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