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1872 United States presidential election in Illinois

The 1872 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose 21 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

The 1872 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. The state voters chose 21 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Illinois was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois and his running mate Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts. Grant and Wilson defeated the Liberal Republican and Democratic nominees, former Congressman Horace Greeley of New York and his running mate former Senator and Governor Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri.

Grant won his home state by a margin of 13.27%.

1872 United States presidential election in Illinois
	Republican	Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois	Henry Wilson of Massachusetts	241,936	56.27%	21	100.00%
	Liberal Republican	Horace Greeley of New York	Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri	184,884	43.00%	0	0.00%
	Bourbon Democrat	Charles O'Conor	John Quincy Adams II	3,151	0.73%	0	0.00%
Total	429,971	100.00%	21	100.00%

United States presidential elections in Illinois

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