1872 United States presidential election (Liberty Steers Freedmen Well)

{{Infobox election
 * election_name     = 1872 United States presidential election
 * country           = United States of America
 * flag_year         = 1872
 * type              = presidential
 * previous_election = 1868 United States presidential election
 * previous_year     = 1868
 * election_date     = November 5, 1872
 * next_election     = 1876 United States presidential election
 * next_year         = 1876
 * votes_for_election =
 * turnout           =
 * image_size        = x200px


 * image1            =
 * nominee1          = Charles Sumner
 * home_state1       = Massachusetts
 * running_mate1     = Ulysses S. Grant
 * electoral_vote1   =
 * states_carried1   =
 * color1            = eb1d25
 * party1            = Republican
 * popular_vote1     =
 * percentage1       =


 * image2            =
 * nominee2          = Philadelph Van Trump
 * home_state2       = Ohio
 * running_mate2     = Horatio Seymour
 * electoral_vote2   =
 * states_carried2   =
 * color2            = 3c3bf2
 * party2            = Democratic
 * popular_vote2     =
 * percentage2       =


 * image3            =
 * nominee3          = Cassius M. Clay
 * home_state3       = Kentucky
 * running_mate3     = Charles F. Adams
 * electoral_vote3   =
 * states_carried3   =
 * color3            = fa8072
 * party3            = Liberal
 * popular_vote3     =
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 * map_size          = 350px
 * map_image         =
 * map_caption       = Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Van Trump/Seymour, red denotes those won by Sumner/Grant, and salmon denotes those won by Clay/Adams. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
 * title             = President
 * before_election   = Charles Sumner
 * before_party      = Republican
 * after_election    = TBD
 * after_party       = TBD