1868 United States presidential election in Georgia

Election in Georgia

1868 United States presidential election in Georgia

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Nominee Horatio Seymour Ulysses S. Grant
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Illinois
Running mate Francis P. Blair, Jr. Schuyler Colfax
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 102,707 57,109
Percentage 64.27% 35.73%

County Results

Seymour

  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%
  80-90%
  90-100%

Grant

  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%
  80-90%


President before election

Andrew Johnson
National Union

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

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The 1868 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the wider United States presidential election. Voters chose 9 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The first readmission of Georgia to the Union occurred in 1868. The Seymour/Blair ticket carried the state of Georgia on election day. With 64.27% of the popular vote, Georgia would be Seymour's fourth strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Kentucky, Louisiana and Maryland.[1]

Results

United States presidential election in Georgia, 1868 [2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Horatio Seymour 102,707 64.27% 9
Republican Ulysses S. Grant 57,109 35.73% 0

References

  1. ^ "1868 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1868 Presidential General Election Results – Georgia

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