The following elections occurred in the year 1872.
America
Canada
1872 Canadian federal election
United States
1872 New York state election
1872 South Carolina gubernatorial election
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1872
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1872
1872 and 1873 United States House of Representatives elections
1872 United States presidential election
1872 and 1873 United States Senate elections
Colombia
presidential election
Europe
1872 Belgian general election
1872 Danish Folketing election
1872 Greek legislative election
1872 Swedish general election
1872 Swiss federal election
United Kingdom: 1872 Aberdeen by-election 1872 Bedfordshire by-election 1872 Cork City by-election 1872 Flint Boroughs by-election 1872 Flintshire by-election 1872 East Gloucestershire by-election 1872 Galway County by-election 1872 Kerry by-election 1872 Kincardineshire by-election 1872 Londonderry City by-election 1872 Mallow by-election 1872 North Nottinghamshire by-election 1872 Northern West Riding of Yorkshire by-election 1872 Oldham by-election 1872 Pontefract by-election 1872 Preston by-election 1872 Richmond (Yorks) by-election 1872 Southern West Riding of Yorkshire by-election 1872 Tamworth by-election 1872 Tiverton by-election 1872 Wallingford by-election 1872 West Cheshire by-election 1872 West Cumberland by-election 1872 Wexford Borough by-election 1872 Wick Burghs by-election