U.S. Electoral College

Historical Election Results

Electoral Votes for President and Vice President 1869-1877

Votes by State

1868 ELECTION FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST TERM, 1869-1873

Ulysses S. Grant, President; Schuyler Colfax, Vice President
For President: AL AR CA CT DE FL GA IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NE NV NH NJ NY NC OH OR PA RI SC TN TX VT VA WV WI Total (excl. GA) Total (incl. GA)
Ulysses S. Grant, of Illinois 8 5 5 6 - 3 - 16 13 8 3 - - 7 - 12 8 4 - 11 3 3 5 - - 9 21 - 26 4 6 10 - 5 - 5 8 214 214
Horatio Seymour, of New York - - - - 3 - 9 - - - - 11 7 - 7 - - - - - - - - 7 33 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - 71 80
For Vice-President: AL AR CA CT DE FL GA IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NE NV NH NJ NY NC OH OR PA RI SC TN TX VT VA WV WI Total (excl. GA) Total (incl. GA)
Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana 8 5 5 6 - 3 - 16 13 8 3 - - 7 - 12 8 4 - 11 3 3 5 - - 9 21 - 26 4 6 10 - 5 - 5 8 214 214
Francis P. Blair, Jr., of Missouri - - - - 3 - 9 - - - - 11 7 - 7 - - - - - - - - 7 33 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - 71 80
Total Electoral Vote: AL AR CA CT DE FL GA IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NE NV NH NJ NY NC OH OR PA RI SC TN TX VT VA WV WI Total (excl. GA) Total (incl. GA)
8 5 5 6 3 3 9 16 13 8 3 11 7 7 7 12 8 4 - 11 3 3 5 7 33 9 21 3 26 4 6 10 - 5 - 5 8 285 294

Votes by State

1872 ELECTION FOR THE TWENTY-SECOND TERM, 1873-1877

Ulysses S. Grant, President; Henry Wilson,* Vice President
For President: AL AR CA CT DE FL GA IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NE NV NH NJ NY NC OH OR PA RI SC TN TX VT VA WV WI Total
Ulysses S. Grant, of Illinois 10 - 6 6 3 4 - 21 15 11 5 - - 7 - 13 11 5 8 - 3 3 5 9 35 10 22 3 29 4 7 - - 5 11 5 10 286
Horace Greeley, of New York - - - - - - ** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **
B. Gratz Brown, of Missouri - - - - - - 6 - - - - 4 - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18
Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 12 8 - - - - 42
Charles J. Jenkins, of Georgia - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
David Davis, of Illinois - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
For Vice-President: AL AR CA CT DE FL GA IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NE NV NH NJ NY NC OH OR PA RI SC TN TX VT VA WV WI Total
Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts 10 - 6 6 3 4 - 21 15 11 5 - - 7 - 13 11 5 8 - 3 3 5 9 35 10 22 3 29 4 7 - - 5 11 5 10 286
B. Gratz Brown, of Missouri - - - - - - 5 - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 12 8 - - - - 47
N. P. Banks, of Massachusetts - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
George W. Julian, of Indiana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Alfred H. Colquitt, of Georgia - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
John M. Palmer, of Illinois - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Thomas E. Bramlette, of Kentucky - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
William S. Groesbeck, of Ohio - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Willis B. Machen, of Kentucky - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Total Electoral Vote: AL AR CA CT DE FL GA IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NE NV NH NJ NY NC OH OR PA RI SC TN TX VT VA WV WI Total
10 - 6 6 3 4 11 21 15 11 5 12 - 7 8 13 11 5 8 15 3 3 5 9 35 10 22 3 29 4 7 12 8 5 11 5 10 352
*Died in the Capitol, Washington, D.C., November 22, 1875, aged 68 years.
**By resolution of the House, 3 votes cast for Horace Greeley were not counted.

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