Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant ran for president in 1868, 1872 and won 2 times. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.
1872 Won
Republican- Electoral votes
- 286of 286
- Popular vote
- 3,598,46855.60%
- States carried
- 31
- Running mate
- Henry Wilson
Opponents: Horace Greeley (0 EV).
1868 Won
Republican- Electoral votes
- 214of 294
- Popular vote
- 3,013,65052.70%
- States carried
- 25
- Running mate
- Schuyler Colfax
Opponents: Horatio Seymour (80 EV).
Carried: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin.
Head-to-head
Questions and answers
How many times did Ulysses S. Grant run for president?
2 times (1868, 1872), winning in 1868 and 1872.
How many electoral votes did Ulysses S. Grant win?
1872: 286; 1868: 214.
What share of the popular vote did Ulysses S. Grant get?
1872: 55.6% (3,598,468 votes); 1868: 52.7% (3,013,650 votes).
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data