US Election 1872 Results
Full Results: US Elections 1872
165 electors needed to win
John T. Hoffman of New York/Samuel Cox of Ohio (Democratic) - 252 electoral votes, 50.1% of vote
New York 47
Pennsylvania 39
Illinois 28
Missouri 20
Indiana 19
Iowa 14
Michigan 14
Wisconsin 13
New Jersey 12
Maryland 10
California 8
Minnesota 7
West Virginia 6
Kansas 6
Oregon 3
Delaware 3
Nebraska 3
Nevada 3
Benjamin Wade of Ohio/Henry Wilson of Massachusetts (Republican) - 50 electoral votes, 21.6% of vote
Ohio 29
Massachusetts 17
Rhode Island 4
Lyman Trumbull of Illinois/Charles F. Adams of Massachusetts (Liberal Republican) - 26 electoral votes, 27.1% of vote
Maine 8
Connecticut 8
Vermont 5
New Hampshire 5
Senate Results:
California: Cornelius Cole (R) DEFEATED for renomination, John S. Hager (D) Elected (D+1)
Connecticut: Orris Ferry (R) won under other Party Affiliation (LR+1)
Illinois: Lyman Trumbull (LR) DEFEATED for renomination, Richard Oglesby (R) Elected (R+1)
Iowa: James Harlan (R) DEFEATED for renomaintion, William Allison (R) Elected (-)
Indiana: Oliver Morton (R) DEFEATED for election, Daniel Voorhees (D) Elected (D+2)
Kansas: Sam Pomery (R) DEFEATED for renomination, John Ingalls (R) Elected (-)
Maryland: George Vickers (D) RETIRED, George Dennis (D) Elected (-)
Missouri: Francis Blair (D) DEFEATED for renomination [1], Lewis Bogy (D) Elected (-)
Nevada: James Dye (R) RETIRED, John P. Jones (D) Elected [2] (D+3)
New Hampshire: James Patterson (R) DEFEATED for renomination, Bainbridge Wadleigh (R) Elected (-)
New York: Roscoe Conkling (R) DEFEATED for renomination, William Evarts (R) Elected (-)
Ohio: John Sherman (R) DEFEATED for renomination, George Pendleton (D) Elected (D+4)
Oregon: Henry Corbett (R) RETIRED, James Nesmith (D) Elected (D+5)
Pennsylvania: Simon Cameron (R) DEFEATED for election, Asa Packer (D) Elected (D+6)
Vermont: Justin S. Morrill (R) REELECTED (-)
Wisconsin: Timothy O. Howe (R) DEFEATED for election, Matthew Carpenter (D) Elected (D+7)
House Results:
D+17
[1] He was stricken with paralysis IOTL
[2] IOTL a Silver Repubican; he'd be a Democrat here
165 electors needed to win
John T. Hoffman of New York/Samuel Cox of Ohio (Democratic) - 252 electoral votes, 50.1% of vote
New York 47
Pennsylvania 39
Illinois 28
Missouri 20
Indiana 19
Iowa 14
Michigan 14
Wisconsin 13
New Jersey 12
Maryland 10
California 8
Minnesota 7
West Virginia 6
Kansas 6
Oregon 3
Delaware 3
Nebraska 3
Nevada 3
Benjamin Wade of Ohio/Henry Wilson of Massachusetts (Republican) - 50 electoral votes, 21.6% of vote
Ohio 29
Massachusetts 17
Rhode Island 4
Lyman Trumbull of Illinois/Charles F. Adams of Massachusetts (Liberal Republican) - 26 electoral votes, 27.1% of vote
Maine 8
Connecticut 8
Vermont 5
New Hampshire 5
Senate Results:
California: Cornelius Cole (R) DEFEATED for renomination, John S. Hager (D) Elected (D+1)
Connecticut: Orris Ferry (R) won under other Party Affiliation (LR+1)
Illinois: Lyman Trumbull (LR) DEFEATED for renomination, Richard Oglesby (R) Elected (R+1)
Iowa: James Harlan (R) DEFEATED for renomaintion, William Allison (R) Elected (-)
Indiana: Oliver Morton (R) DEFEATED for election, Daniel Voorhees (D) Elected (D+2)
Kansas: Sam Pomery (R) DEFEATED for renomination, John Ingalls (R) Elected (-)
Maryland: George Vickers (D) RETIRED, George Dennis (D) Elected (-)
Missouri: Francis Blair (D) DEFEATED for renomination [1], Lewis Bogy (D) Elected (-)
Nevada: James Dye (R) RETIRED, John P. Jones (D) Elected [2] (D+3)
New Hampshire: James Patterson (R) DEFEATED for renomination, Bainbridge Wadleigh (R) Elected (-)
New York: Roscoe Conkling (R) DEFEATED for renomination, William Evarts (R) Elected (-)
Ohio: John Sherman (R) DEFEATED for renomination, George Pendleton (D) Elected (D+4)
Oregon: Henry Corbett (R) RETIRED, James Nesmith (D) Elected (D+5)
Pennsylvania: Simon Cameron (R) DEFEATED for election, Asa Packer (D) Elected (D+6)
Vermont: Justin S. Morrill (R) REELECTED (-)
Wisconsin: Timothy O. Howe (R) DEFEATED for election, Matthew Carpenter (D) Elected (D+7)
House Results:
D+17
[1] He was stricken with paralysis IOTL
[2] IOTL a Silver Repubican; he'd be a Democrat here
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