1872 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
Results

1872 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

Section Title: Results
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United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1872

Party	Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote	Electoral vote

Count	%	Count	%

Republican	Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois	Henry Wilson of Indiana	13,665	71.94%	4	100.00%

Liberal Republican	Horace Greeley of New York	Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri	5,329	28.06%	0	0.00%

Total	18,994	100.00%	4	100.00%

Sentence(s)

Grant and Wilson defeated the Liberal Republican Horace Greeley of New York and running mate Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri by a margin of 43.88%.

final_sentence: Grant and Wilson defeated the Liberal Republican Horace Greeley of New York and running mate Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri by a margin of 43.88%.