1868 Elections

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2 offices contested.

1868

Balance of Power

47.5%Popular Vote52.5%

5,748,218 votes

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Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) won with 211 electoral votes. See the full presidential page for state-by-state results, county maps, and congressional district breakdowns.

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22 contests|D won 4|R won 17|Other 1

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin
▶	Alabama	SmithREP	100.0%	61,969	—	—	—	R+100.0
▶	Connecticut	EnglishDEM	50.9%	50,541	JewellREP	49.1%	48,777	D+1.8
▶	Florida	ReedREP	38.4%	8,441	ScottDEM	35.6%	7,838	R+2.7
▶	Georgia	BullockREP	52.5%	83,107	GordonDEM	47.5%	75,055	R+5.1
▶	Illinois	PalmerREP	55.5%	250,467	EdenDEM	44.5%	200,813	R+11.0
▶	Indiana	BakerREP	50.1%	171,523	HendricksDEM	49.9%	170,602	R+0.3
▶	Kansas	HarveyREP	68.2%	29,695	GlickDEM	31.8%	13,870	R+36.3
▶	Louisiana	WarmothREP	62.3%	62,926	TaliaferroDEM	37.7%	38,087	R+24.6
▶	Maine	ChamberlainREP	57.3%	75,523	PillsburyDEM	42.7%	56,207	R+14.7
▶	Massachusetts	ClaflinREP	67.6%	132,121	AdamsDEM	32.4%	63,266	R+35.2
▶	Michigan	BaldwinREP	56.8%	127,999	MooreDEM	43.2%	97,290	R+13.6
▶	Mississippi	HumphreysDEM	52.6%	62,321	EgglestonREP	47.4%	56,072	D+5.3
▶	Missouri	McClurgREP	56.7%	82,090	PhelpsDEM	43.3%	62,778	R+13.3
▶	Nebraska	ButlerREP	57.5%	8,571	PorterDEM	42.5%	6,343	R+14.9
▶	New Hampshire	HarrimanREP	51.6%	39,785	SinclairDEM	48.4%	37,262	R+3.3
▶	New Jersey	RandolphDEM	51.4%	83,955	BlairREP	48.6%	79,333	D+2.8
▶	New York	HoffmanDEM	51.7%	436,141	GriswoldREP	48.3%	407,698	D+3.4
▶	North Carolina	OtherOTH	69.5%	115,179	HoldenREP	30.6%	50,656	R+30.6
▶	Rhode Island	BurnsideREP	63.7%	10,038	PierceDEM	36.3%	5,731	R+27.3
▶	South Carolina	ScottREP	100.0%	70,054	—	—	—	R+100.0
▶	Vermont	PageREP	73.6%	42,615	EdwardsDEM	26.4%	15,289	R+47.2
▶	West Virginia	StevensonREP	54.6%	26,935	CamdenDEM	45.4%	22,358	R+9.3

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1868 Elections

Presidential Year

2 offices contested.

1868

Balance of Power

47.5%Popular Vote52.5%

5,748,218 votes

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Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) won with 211 electoral votes. See the full presidential page for state-by-state results, county maps, and congressional district breakdowns.

Governor

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22 contests|D won 4|R won 17|Other 1

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin
▶	Alabama	SmithREP	100.0%	61,969	—	—	—	R+100.0
▶	Connecticut	EnglishDEM	50.9%	50,541	JewellREP	49.1%	48,777	D+1.8
▶	Florida	ReedREP	38.4%	8,441	ScottDEM	35.6%	7,838	R+2.7
▶	Georgia	BullockREP	52.5%	83,107	GordonDEM	47.5%	75,055	R+5.1
▶	Illinois	PalmerREP	55.5%	250,467	EdenDEM	44.5%	200,813	R+11.0
▶	Indiana	BakerREP	50.1%	171,523	HendricksDEM	49.9%	170,602	R+0.3
▶	Kansas	HarveyREP	68.2%	29,695	GlickDEM	31.8%	13,870	R+36.3
▶	Louisiana	WarmothREP	62.3%	62,926	TaliaferroDEM	37.7%	38,087	R+24.6
▶	Maine	ChamberlainREP	57.3%	75,523	PillsburyDEM	42.7%	56,207	R+14.7
▶	Massachusetts	ClaflinREP	67.6%	132,121	AdamsDEM	32.4%	63,266	R+35.2
▶	Michigan	BaldwinREP	56.8%	127,999	MooreDEM	43.2%	97,290	R+13.6
▶	Mississippi	HumphreysDEM	52.6%	62,321	EgglestonREP	47.4%	56,072	D+5.3
▶	Missouri	McClurgREP	56.7%	82,090	PhelpsDEM	43.3%	62,778	R+13.3
▶	Nebraska	ButlerREP	57.5%	8,571	PorterDEM	42.5%	6,343	R+14.9
▶	New Hampshire	HarrimanREP	51.6%	39,785	SinclairDEM	48.4%	37,262	R+3.3
▶	New Jersey	RandolphDEM	51.4%	83,955	BlairREP	48.6%	79,333	D+2.8
▶	New York	HoffmanDEM	51.7%	436,141	GriswoldREP	48.3%	407,698	D+3.4
▶	North Carolina	OtherOTH	69.5%	115,179	HoldenREP	30.6%	50,656	R+30.6
▶	Rhode Island	BurnsideREP	63.7%	10,038	PierceDEM	36.3%	5,731	R+27.3
▶	South Carolina	ScottREP	100.0%	70,054	—	—	—	R+100.0
▶	Vermont	PageREP	73.6%	42,615	EdwardsDEM	26.4%	15,289	R+47.2
▶	West Virginia	StevensonREP	54.6%	26,935	CamdenDEM	45.4%	22,358	R+9.3

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