Candidate

Horace Greeley

Liberal Republican

Elections

Won

Electoral votes, all elections

Years

1872

Record

Horace Greeley: result of each presidential election
Year	Electoral votes	Popular vote	Result
1872	0 of 352	Not computed 36 of 37 states sourced	Lost

Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.

Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1872 (public domain, read 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Election by election

1872Liberal Republican · Lost

States carried · 6 of 37

Closest states won

Marylandby 923 · 0.7 pts
Kentuckyby 11,396 · 6.0 pts
Tennesseeby 10,736 · 6.0 pts

Closest states lost

VirginiaGrant by 1,975 · 1.1 pts
ArkansasGrant by 2,945 · 3.8 pts
DelawareGrant by 910 · 4.2 pts

Margins computed for 36 of 37 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Greeley.

SourcesThe World Almanac for 1873 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); Algara & Amlani, U.S. county presidential returns 1868-2020 (CC0 1.0, retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

From the National Archives

1 Horace Greeley died November 29, 1872, after the election, but before the meeting of the electors. By resolution of the House, the 3 electoral votes cast for him were not counted.

2 Following Greeley's death, electors in several states cast their votes variously for President or Vice President. Benjamin Gratz Brown, Greeley's running mate, received 18 electoral votes for President and 47 electoral votes for Vice President. Several others received electoral votes for either President or Vice President.