Grant's margin rested on newly enfranchised Black voters in the Reconstruction South; Seymour carried the white-line vote. 'Let us have peace' met organized Klan violence at the polls.
Elected
Ulysses S. Grant
Republican
Electoral vote
214 of 294
Popular vote
52.7%
3,013,650 votes
Turnout
80.9%
The result
Ulysses S. Grant
Republican · 52.70% of votes
214
electoral votes
Horatio Seymour
Democratic · 47.30% of votes
80
electoral votes
EV share
Ulysses S. Grant
Republican
Schuyler Colfax
214
3,013,650
52.70%
27
Horatio Seymour
Democratic
Francis Preston Blair Jr.
80
2,708,744
47.30%
7
5,722,394 votes recorded for the candidates listed.
Results by state
Alabama
Ulysses S. Grant · 51.3% · runner-up Horatio Seymour 48.8%
8
electoral votes
Arkansas
Ulysses S. Grant · 53.7% · runner-up Horatio Seymour 46.3%
5
electoral votes
California
Ulysses S. Grant · 50.2% · runner-up Horatio Seymour 49.8%
5
electoral votes
Connecticut
Ulysses S. Grant · 51.5% · runner-up Horatio Seymour 48.5%
6
electoral votes
Delaware
Horatio Seymour · 59.0% · runner-up Ulysses S. Grant 41.0%
3
electoral votes
Florida
Ulysses S. Grant
3
electoral votes
Georgia
Horatio Seymour · 64.3% · runner-up Ulysses S. Grant 35.7%
9
electoral votes
Illinois
Ulysses S. Grant · 55.7% · runner-up Horatio Seymour 44.3%
16
electoral votes
Indiana
Ulysses S. Grant · 51.4% · runner-up Horatio Seymour 48.6%
13
electoral votes
Iowa
Ulysses S. Grant · 61.9% · runner-up Horatio Seymour 38.1%
8
electoral votes
Kansas
Ulysses S. Grant · 68.8% · runner-up Horatio Seymour 31.2%
3
electoral votes
Kentucky
Horatio Seymour · 74.6% · runner-up Ulysses S. Grant 25.5%
11
electoral votes
Alabama
Ulysses S. Grant
51.3%
8
Horatio Seymour · 48.8%
Arkansas
Ulysses S. Grant
53.7%
5
Horatio Seymour · 46.3%
California
Ulysses S. Grant
50.2%
5
Horatio Seymour · 49.8%
Connecticut
Ulysses S. Grant
51.5%
6
Horatio Seymour · 48.5%
Delaware
Horatio Seymour
59.0%
3
Ulysses S. Grant · 41.0%
Florida
Ulysses S. Grant
—
3
—
Georgia
Horatio Seymour
64.3%
9
Ulysses S. Grant · 35.7%
Illinois
Ulysses S. Grant
55.7%
16
Horatio Seymour · 44.3%
Indiana
Ulysses S. Grant
51.4%
13
Horatio Seymour · 48.6%
Iowa
Ulysses S. Grant
61.9%
8
Horatio Seymour · 38.1%
Kansas
Ulysses S. Grant
68.8%
3
Horatio Seymour · 31.2%
Kentucky
Horatio Seymour
74.6%
11
Ulysses S. Grant · 25.5%
Louisiana
Horatio Seymour
70.7%
7
Ulysses S. Grant · 29.3%
Maine
Ulysses S. Grant
62.4%
7
Horatio Seymour · 37.6%
Maryland
Horatio Seymour
67.2%
7
Ulysses S. Grant · 32.8%
Massachusetts
Ulysses S. Grant
69.8%
12
Horatio Seymour · 30.2%
Michigan
Ulysses S. Grant
57.0%
8
Horatio Seymour · 43.0%
Minnesota
Ulysses S. Grant
60.8%
4
Horatio Seymour · 39.2%
Missouri
Ulysses S. Grant
57.0%
11
Horatio Seymour · 43.0%
Nebraska
Ulysses S. Grant
63.9%
3
Horatio Seymour · 36.1%
Nevada
Ulysses S. Grant
55.4%
3
Horatio Seymour · 44.6%
New Hampshire
Ulysses S. Grant
55.2%
5
Horatio Seymour · 44.8%
New Jersey
Horatio Seymour
50.9%
7
Ulysses S. Grant · 49.1%
New York
Horatio Seymour
50.6%
33
Ulysses S. Grant · 49.4%
North Carolina
Ulysses S. Grant
53.4%
9
Horatio Seymour · 46.6%
Ohio
Ulysses S. Grant
54.0%
21
Horatio Seymour · 46.0%
Oregon
Ulysses S. Grant
49.6%
3
Horatio Seymour · 50.4%
Pennsylvania
Ulysses S. Grant
52.2%
26
Horatio Seymour · 47.8%
Rhode Island
Ulysses S. Grant
66.7%
4
Horatio Seymour · 33.3%
South Carolina
Ulysses S. Grant
57.9%
6
Horatio Seymour · 42.1%
Tennessee
Ulysses S. Grant
68.4%
10
Horatio Seymour · 31.6%
Vermont
Ulysses S. Grant
78.6%
5
Horatio Seymour · 21.4%
West Virginia
Ulysses S. Grant
58.8%
5
Horatio Seymour · 41.2%
Wisconsin
Ulysses S. Grant
56.3%
8
Horatio Seymour · 43.8%
The state table accounts for 217 of Ulysses S. Grant's 214 official electoral votes; 77 of Horatio Seymour's 80 official electoral votes. The remainder reflect split delegations, district allocations, faithless electors or votes not counted, as recorded at the electoral count.