In the meantime a serious split had taken place in the Republican party which resulted in the nomination of two sets of candidates for President and Vice-President.

The Independent or Liberal Republicans nominated Horace Greeley of New York, for President, and B.
Gratz Brown, of Missouri, for Vice-President.

The regular Republicans renominated President Grant to succeed himself, and for Vice-President, Senator Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, was selected.
The Democratic National Convention endorsed the ticket that had been nominated by the Liberal Republicans.

The Republicans carried the election by an immense majority.

With two or three exceptions the electoral vote of every state in the Union was carried for Grant and Wilson.