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1872 United States presidential election

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240 members of the Electoral College
120 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout68.2% [1] Decrease 2.3 pp
 
Nominee Benjamin F. Wade Winfield Scott Hancock
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Ohio Pennsylvania
Running mate Rueben E. Fenton James R. Doolittle
Electoral vote 149 125
States carried 17 10
Popular vote 2,426,526 2,392,757
Percentage 50.3% 49.6%

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Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Wade/Fenton and blue denotes those won by Hancock/Doolittle. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.

President before election

William H. Seward
Republican

Elected President

Benjamin F. Wade
Republican

  1. ^ "National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789–Present". United States Election Project. CQ Press.