The 1872 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Michigan again went for Republican incumbent Ulysses S. Grant, increasing his margin of victory over his challenger (Liberal Republican Horace Greeley) to more than 27%.
Results + General Election ResultsMichigan State Archives, Statement of Votes given in the State of Michigan, for eleven Electors of President and Vice President of the United States for the State of Michigan, at the General Election held on Tuesday, the 5th day of November, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy twoParty Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Charles L. Ortmann136,199 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Samuel G. Ives136,198 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Eber B. Ward136,197 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant William A. Howard136,090 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant James O'Donnell135,934 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Alonzo Sessions135,257 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Frederick Walldorf134,799 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant John L. Woods133,747 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant John F. Brown133,443 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Lawson A. Duncan130,915 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Hermann Kiefer107,460 Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley Charles S. May77,020 Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley Randolph Strickland77,012 Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley Charles B. Fenton76,820 Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley John Wahl76,691 Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley Otto Starck76,648 Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley Henry Chamberlain76,259 Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley George V. N. Lothrop76,172 Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley Henry Fralick75,645 Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley Abram Smith74,044 Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley Charles Babo72,913 Liberal Republican Party Horace Greeley Andrew J. Browne68,791 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor Rix Robinson2,861 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor Daniel B. Hibbard2,860 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor Ezra Smith2,860 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor Benjamin S. Retan2,857 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor Henry A. Davis2,841 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor William E. Warner2,827 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor Ira J. Hagaman2,761 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor Martin N. Hine2,639 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor Avril Harris2,503 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor Lewis S. Johnston2,342 Straight-Out Democratic Charles O'Conor Austin Wales2,841 Prohibition Party James Black Charles P. Russell1,271 Prohibition Party James Black John Strong Jr.1,263 Prohibition Party James Black Oscar D. Spaulding1,253 Prohibition Party James Black Thomas A. Granger1,246 Prohibition Party James Black Thomas S. Skinner1,246 Prohibition Party James Black John F. A. Skinner1,227 Prohibition Party James Black Charles K. Carpenter1,217 Prohibition Party James Black Jesse Lee Stout1,182 Prohibition Party James Black Luman R. Atwater1,170 Prohibition Party James Black Jesse M. Miller1,165 Prohibition Party James Black Jacob Sagendorph1,110 Write-in Scattering28 Blank11Votes cast 217,390
Results By County County Ulysses S. GrantRepublican Horace GreeleyLiberal Republican Charles O'ConorDemocratic James BlackProhibition Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Alcona11590.55%129.45%00.00%00.00%10381.10%127Allegan3,47367.74%1,59831.17%551.07%00.00%1,87536.57%5,127Alpena50862.10%30236.92%60.73%20.24%20625.18%818Antrim28480.23%7019.77%00.00%00.00%21460.45%354Barry2,67767.55%1,20230.33%461.16%380.96%1,47537.22%3,963Bay1,94859.39%1,27038.72%160.49%461.40%67820.67%3,280Benzie45087.38%5711.07%81.55%00.00%39376.31%515Berrien3,90261.83%2,27436.03%1131.79%00.00%1,62825.80%6,311Branch3,49273.81%1,13023.89%661.40%430.91%2,36249.93%4,731Calhoun4,48663.54%2,35033.29%1001.42%1241.76%2,13630.25%7,060Cass2,43256.72%1,83042.68%240.56%20.05%60214.04%4,288Charlevoix26496.00%114.00%00.00%00.00%25392.00%275Cheboygan23456.66%17642.62%30.73%00.00%5814.04%413Chippewa17176.00%5424.00%00.00%00.00%11752.00%225Clare21667.29%10432.40%10.31%00.00%11234.89%321Clinton2,50558.65%1,73440.60%160.37%160.37%77118.05%4,271Delta43978.53%12021.47%00.00%00.00%31957.07%559Eaton3,20263.06%1,63532.20%470.93%1943.82%1,56730.86%5,078Emmet6331.19%13968.81%00.00%00.00%-76-37.62%202Genesee3,98765.87%1,96232.41%560.93%480.79%2,02533.45%6,053Grand Traverse70482.34%14917.43%20.23%00.00%55564.91%855Gratiot1,48271.56%57727.86%110.53%10.05%90543.70%2,071Hillsdale4,57973.10%1,52024.27%1181.88%470.75%3,05948.83%6,264Houghton1,35659.14%92840.47%90.39%00.00%42818.67%2,293Huron87271.24%34328.02%90.74%00.00%52943.22%1,224Ingham3,45059.65%2,26539.16%380.66%310.54%1,18520.49%5,784Ionia3,32665.10%1,70233.31%531.04%280.55%1,62431.79%5,109Iosco42069.88%16727.79%101.66%40.67%25342.10%601Isabella71873.19%26026.50%30.31%00.00%45846.69%981Jackson4,09352.72%3,48544.89%460.59%1381.78%6087.83%7,764Kalamazoo4,00761.58%2,40336.93%841.29%130.20%1,60424.65%6,507Kalkaska10397.17%32.83%00.00%00.00%10094.34%106Kent5,91764.89%3,08933.88%981.07%140.15%2,82831.02%9,118Keweenaw35353.98%29645.26%50.76%00.00%578.72%654Lake22291.74%208.26%00.00%00.00%20283.47%242Lapeer2,48664.09%1,36735.24%100.26%160.41%1,11928.85%3,879Leelanau50473.04%18426.67%00.00%10.14%32046.38%690Lenawee5,78862.02%3,34335.82%1661.78%360.39%2,44526.20%9,333Livingston2,33553.54%1,91243.84%1132.59%10.02%4239.70%4,361Mackinac7342.44%9957.56%00.00%00.00%-26-15.12%172Macomb2,44651.35%2,16045.35%721.51%851.78%2866.00%4,763Manistee78563.93%42434.53%80.65%110.90%36129.40%1,228Manitou75100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%75100.00%75Marquette1,90971.71%74327.91%100.38%00.00%1,16643.80%2,662Mason67969.78%26827.54%262.67%00.00%41142.24%973Mecosta1,10377.24%31922.34%30.21%30.21%78454.90%1,428Menominee43578.10%12221.90%00.00%00.00%31356.19%557Midland75972.29%25324.10%282.67%100.95%50648.19%1,050Missaukee11193.28%86.72%00.00%00.00%10386.55%119Monroe2,64553.88%2,19244.65%721.47%00.00%4539.23%4,909Montcalm2,01072.51%75027.06%110.40%10.04%1,26045.45%2,772Muskegon1,77271.80%68627.80%80.32%00.00%1,08644.00%2,468Newaygo79279.84%17717.84%191.92%40.40%61562.00%992Oakland4,49055.47%3,32641.09%2022.50%760.94%1,16414.38%8,094Oceana1,15882.42%19613.95%513.63%00.00%96268.47%1,405Ontonagon21857.52%16142.48%00.00%00.00%5715.04%379Osceola54672.32%17523.18%273.58%70.93%37149.14%755Ottawa2,63067.19%1,16329.71%1102.81%00.00%1,46737.48%3,914Presque Isle132100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%132100.00%132Saginaw3,67456.73%2,65340.97%1392.15%100.15%1,02115.77%6,476Sanilac1,33575.68%39822.56%221.25%90.51%93753.12%1,764Schoolcraft27794.54%165.46%00.00%00.00%26189.08%293Shiawassee2,77762.84%1,52234.44%821.86%380.86%1,25528.40%4,419St. Clair3,32259.05%2,23439.71%210.37%490.87%1,08819.34%5,626St. Joseph3,15462.55%1,79135.52%911.80%60.12%1,36327.03%5,042Tuscola1,82073.48%57523.21%391.57%431.74%1,24550.26%2,477Van Buren3,54964.21%1,80532.66%1622.93%110.20%1,74431.55%5,527Washtenaw4,10656.54%3,02941.71%1161.60%110.15%1,07714.83%7,262Wayne12,18656.01%9,28942.70%2271.04%540.25%2,89713.32%21,756Wexford27778.92%7421.08%00.00%00.00%20357.83%351Total136,19962.65%77,02035.43%2,8611.32%1,2710.58%59,17927.22%217,390
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Cheboygan Delta Houghton Keweenaw Livingston Manitou Monroe Ontonagon Washtenaw Wayne
See also United States presidential elections in Michigan
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