1868 Presidential Election
214
Electoral votes — Ulysses S. Grant
—
Electoral votes — Horatio Seymour
148
Needed for a majority
Electoral College record, as published by the National Archives
President
Ulysses S. Grant [R]
Main Opponent
Horatio Seymour [D]
Electoral Vote
Winner: 214 · Main Opponent: (71, excluding Georgia; 80, including Georgia)* · Total/Majority: 294/148
Vice President
Schuyler Colfax (214)
V.P. Opponent
Francis P. Blair, Jr. (71, excluding Georgia; 80, including Georgia)*
Notes
*The electoral votes of Georgia were contested and the Senate and the House of Representatives could not agree whether to accept – and count – them or not. Grant was the clear winner in either case.
Electoral votes by state
| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President | For Vice-President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses S. Grant, of Illinois | Horatio Seymour, of New York | Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana | Francis P. Blair, Jr., of Missouri | ||
| Alabama | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Arkansas | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| California | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| Connecticut | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | - |
| Delaware | 3 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Florida | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Georgia* | 9 | - | (9) | - | (9) |
| Illinois | 16 | 16 | - | 16 | - |
| Indiana | 13 | 13 | - | 13 | - |
| Iowa | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Kansas | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Kentucky | 11 | - | 11 | - | 11 |
| Louisiana | 7 | - | 7 | - | 7 |
| Maine | 7 | 7 | - | 7 | - |
| Maryland | 7 | - | 7 | - | 7 |
| Massachusetts | 12 | 12 | - | 12 | - |
| Michigan | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Minnesota | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Mississippi** | - | - | - | - | - |
| Missouri | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| Nebraska | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Nevada | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| New Hampshire | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| New Jersey | 7 | - | 7 | - | 7 |
| New York | 33 | - | 33 | - | 33 |
| North Carolina | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | - |
| Ohio | 21 | 21 | - | 21 | - |
| Oregon | 3 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 26 | 26 | - | 26 | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| South Carolina | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | - |
| Tennessee | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | - |
| Texas** | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vermont | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| Virginia** | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Virginia | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| Wisconsin | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Totals (excluding Georgia's votes)* | 285 | 214 | 71 | 214 | 71 |
| Totals (including Georgia's votes)* | 294 | 214 | 80 | 214 | 80 |
*The electoral votes of Georgia were contested and the Senate and the House of Representatives could not agree whether to accept – and count – them or not. Grant was the clear winner in either case.
**Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia did not participate in the election because they were not yet readmitted to the Union.
Official records
National Archives — Office of the Federal Register
- 1868 Electoral College Results
Provenance
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