The 1872 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 5, 1872, as part of the 1872 United States presidential election . Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Nevada voted for the Republican candidate, Ulysses S. Grant , over Liberal Republican candidate Horace Greeley . Grant won Nevada by a margin of 14.86%. After this election, Humboldt County would not vote for a Republican candidate again until 1904.
Ulysses S. Grant Horace Greeley Margin Total votes cast[ b] County # % # % # % Churchill 41 43.62% 53 56.38% -12 -12.77% 94 Douglas 231 68.75% 105 31.25% 126 37.50% 336 Elko 611 52.27% 558 47.73% 53 4.53% 1,169 Esmeralda 267 56.33% 207 43.67% 60 12.66% 474 Humboldt 392 52.27% 358 47.73% 34 4.53% 750 Lander 972 51.43% 918 48.57% 54 2.86% 1,890 Lincoln 849 44.83% 1,045 55.17% -196 -10.35% 1,894 Lyon 457 71.63% 181 28.37% 276 43.26% 638 Nye 339 53.55% 294 46.45% 45 7.11% 633 Ormsby 514 62.38% 310 37.62% 204 24.76% 824 Storey 2,603 63.89% 1,471 36.11% 1,132 27.79% 4,074 Washoe 477 62.68% 284 37.32% 193 25.36% 761 White Pine 660 59.35% 452 40.65% 208 18.71% 1,112 Totals 8,413 57.43% 6,236 42.57% 2,177 14.86% 14,649
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Liberal Republican [ edit ] Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] ^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket ^ Based on highest elector on each ticket ^ Nevada State Archives, Canvass of the Votes cast at the General Election held in the State of Nevada on the 5th day of November A.D. 1872 for Presidential Electors
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