Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1873 — The Presidential Vote of 1872, Compared with that of 1868. [ARTICLE]

The Presidential Vote of 1872, Compared with that of 1868.

In the following table is given the actual vote for Grant and Greeley Presidential Electors in all the States of the Union. The highest vote cast on each ticket has been taken wherever obtainable. In Georgia and a few other States the average vote is given. Under the head of “scattering” are included the votes of O’Conor and Black, the straight-out Democratic and Temperance candidates. The vote, howevor, has not been returned from all the States. In the case of Louisiana the vote is given as declared by the Lynch-Longstreet Returning Board. The figures as giving by Warmoth’s Returning Board, were: For Grant Electors, 62,262; Greeley Electors, 66,207: . . _ 1872. _ 1868. Grant.-Greeley. Scat. Grant. Seym'r. Alabama 90,272 79,441 .... 76,360 72,086 Arkansas 41,296 38,448 .... 22,152 19,'78 California.... 51,014 40,749 1,068 51,592 54,078 Connecticut.. 50,638 45,880 429 50,996 47,951 Delaware 11,146 10,208 .... 7.623 10,980 Florida 17,765 15,428 8 By Legislature Georgia..,.... 62,715 76.278 . 44)00 57.134 .102,822. Illinois 241,248 184,770 8,068 259,293 199.143 Indiana 186,114 163,637 1,417 176,552 166,980 lowa 131,’233 71,119 2,202 12J.399 74,040 Kansas 66,942 32.970 721 31,016 14,019 Kentucky 88,970 100,208 24)74 39,569 115,889 Louisiana 71,653 57,029 .... 38,263 80,225 Maine 61.422 29,087 .... 70,426 42,3% Maryland 66,760 67,687 .... 30,438 62,357 Massachusetts 133,472 59,260 .... 136,177 59,408 Michigan 138,455 78,355 4,144 128,550 97,069 Minnesota.... 54,558 31,327 24 ' 43.542 28,072 Mississippi.... 82,403 47,287 .... Novote. Missouri 119,196 151,133 2,429 35.671 59,788 Nebraska...lß,2ls 7.705 - 9,729 5,439 Nevada 8,413 6,236 .... -NrHSmpshlre. 87,184 81,421 308 83.191 31,224New Jersey.:. 91,681 76,801 606 80.121 33,001 New York..., 410,749 887,279 1,655 419,838 429,883 N. Carolina... 94,804 69,104 .... 96,226 81,090 Ohio 281,852 244.321 3,425 280,128 238,700 Oregon 11,818 7,745 587 10,961 11,125 Pennsylvania. 319,689 211,201 .... 212,280 818,382 Rhode Island. 13,665 5,329 5 12,803 6,548 S. Carolina... 72.290 22,703 224 62,301 45,267 Tennessee.... 83,655 91,391 .... 56,757 26,311 Texas 47,106 66,500 2,580 No vote. Vermont 41,480 10,926 553 44.167 12,015 Virginia 92,953 91,424 12 No vote. West Virginia 32,323 29,533 600 29,025 20,306 Wisconsin 104,993 86,177 834 108,857 81,710 Totals 3,592,984 2,833,817 33,293 3.013.188 2,703,600 Maloiltles .. 759,137 ' 309,583