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Horace Greeley

Horace Greeley ran for president in 1872. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1872 Lost

Democratic
Electoral votes
0of 286
Popular vote
2,835,31543.80%
States carried
6
Running mate
Benjamin Brown

Opponents: Ulysses S. Grant (286 EV).

Alabama: lostAlaskaArizonaArkansas: lostCalifornia: lostColoradoConnecticut: lostDelaware: lostDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: lostGeorgia: wonHawaiiIdahoIllinois: lostIndiana: lostIowa: lostKansas: lostKentucky: wonLouisiana: lostMaine: lostMaryland: wonMassachusetts: lostMichigan: lostMinnesota: lostMississippi: lostMissouri: wonMontanaNebraska: lostNevada: lostNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: lostNew MexicoNew York: lostNorth Carolina: lostNorth DakotaOhio: lostOklahomaOregon: lostPennsylvania: lostRhode Island: lostSouth Carolina: lostSouth DakotaTennessee: wonTexas: wonUtahVermont: lostVirginia: lostWashingtonWest Virginia: lostWisconsin: lostWyomingVermont: lostNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: lostRhode Island: lostConnecticut: lostNew Jersey: lostDelaware: lostMaryland: wonDistrict of Columbia
States carried in 1872 (coloured), shaded by margin.

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Questions and answers

How many times did Horace Greeley run for president?

1 time (1872), without winning.

How many electoral votes did Horace Greeley win?

1872: 0.

What share of the popular vote did Horace Greeley get?

1872: 43.8% (2,835,315 votes).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data