Election in Pennsylvania
1872 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Pennsylvania_Presidential_Election_Results_1872.svg/300px-Pennsylvania_Presidential_Election_Results_1872.svg.png) County Results
Grant
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
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Greeley
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
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The 1872 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose 29 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Pennsylvania voted for the Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant, over the Liberal Republican candidate, Horace Greeley. Grant won Pennsylvania by a margin of 24.42%.