ELECTION RESULTS:

REPUBLICANS:
ULYSSES S. GRANT (PRESIDENT)
HENRY WILSON  (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 286 (81.9%)
Popular Vote: 3,598,468 (55.6%)

DEMOCRATS: 
HORACE GREELEY (PRESIDENT)
BENJAMIN BROWN (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 0 (0%)
Popular Vote: 2,835,315 (43.8%)

NOTE:
Horace Greeley did not receive any electoral votes because he died on November 29, 1872, which was after election day but before the Electoral College met.  His electoral votes were distributed among four individuals: Thomas A. Hendricks (42 votes), Benjamin G. Brown (18 votes), Charles J. Jenkins (2 votes), and David Davis (1 vote).

RESOURCES:

Library of Congress Resources
American Presidency Project (UCSB)
Atlas of U.S. Elections
UVA Miller Center
Harper’s Weekly (Overview, Biographies, Events, Cartoons)
1872 Democratic Party Platform
1872 Republican Party Platform
1872 Liberal Republican Party Platform 
Wikipedia

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