1868 Presidential Election
November 3, 1868 · Civil War & Reconstruction · 294 electoral votes, 148 to win
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
| 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% | 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.
The Congress it seated
41th Congress
1869–1871
Unified government
Senate
11–61
Democratic vs Republican
House
73–170
Democratic vs Republican