United States presidential election, 1872 (The Misfire)

The United States presidential election of 1872 was the 22nd quadrennial American presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1872. The Republican ticket of William H. Seward and his running mate John F. Lewis defeated the Democratic ticket of Jeremiah S. Black and his running mate James A. Bayard in a landslide, in both the popular vote and the electoral college.