1868 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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1868 United States presidential election in Louisiana
Louisiana Pelican Flag 1861.svg
  1864 November 3, 1868 1872  
  Hon. Horatio Seymour, N.Y - NARA - 528568 (cropped).jpg Ulysses S Grant by Brady c1870-restored (3x4 crop).jpg
Nominee Horatio Seymour Ulysses S. Grant
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Illinois
Running mate Francis Preston Blair, Jr. Schuyler Colfax
Electoral vote70
Popular vote80,22533,263
Percentage70.69%29.31%

Louisiana Presidential Election Results 1868.svg
Parish Results

President before election

Andrew Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

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

Contents

Louisiana voted for the Democratic nominee, former Governor of New York Horatio Seymour, over the Republican nominee, General Ulysses S. Grant. Seymour won the state by a margin of 41.38%.

With 70.69% of the popular vote, Louisiana would be Seymour's second strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Kentucky. [1]

Results

1868 United States presidential election in Louisiana [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Horatio Seymour 80,225 70.69%
Republican Ulysses S. Grant 33,26329.31%
Total votes113,488 100%

Results By Parish

1868 United States Presidential Election in Louisiana (By Parish) [3]
ParishHoratio Seymour

Democratic

Ulysses S. Grant

Republican

Total Votes Cast
#%#%
Ascension 1,12543.00%1,49157.00%2,616
Assumption 1,37549.78%1,38750.22%2,762
Avoyelles 1,34572.12%52027.88%1,865
Bienville 1,38599.93%10.07%1,386
Bossier 1,63499.94%10.06%1,635
Caddo 2,89599.97%10.03%2,896
Calcasieu 78298.86%91.14%791
Catahoula 80984.36%15015.64%959
Caldwell 50394.73%285.27%531
Carroll 78636.09%1,39263.91%2,178
Claiborne 2,95299.93%20.07%2,954
Concordia 20111.45%1,55488.55%1,755
DeSoto 1,260100.00%00.00%1,260
East Baton Rouge 1,35051.98%1,24748.02%2,597
East Feliciana 1,41168.66%64431.34%2,055
Franklin 1,213100.00%00.00%1,213
Iberville 70425.21%2,08874.79%2,792
Jackson 1,398100.00%00.00%1,398
Jefferson 2,22276.78%67223.22%2,894
Lafourche 1,79652.62%1,61747.38%3,413
Livingston 67081.81%14918.19%819
Lafayette 1,422100.00%00.00%1,422
Madison 16389.91%1,45310.09%1,616
Morehouse 1,52599.93%10.07%1,526
Natchitoches 1,37541.79%1,91558.21%3,290
Orleans 24,66895.44%1,1784.56%25,846
Ouachita 1,10156.96%83243.04%1,933
Pointe Coupee 89636.59%1,55363.41%2,449
Plaquemines 27317.04%1,32982.96%1,602
Rapides 1,62342.72%2,17657.28%3,799
Sabine 93499.79%20.21%936
St. Bernard 47399.79%10.21%474
St. Charles 26416.51%1,33583.49%1,599
St. Helena 1,09488.94%13611.06%1,230
St. John the Baptist 55666.99%27433.01%830
St. James 77526.40%2,16173.60%2,936
St. Landry 4,787100.00%00.00%4,787
St. Martin 1,45698.11%281.89%1,484
St. Mary 1,81961.43%1,14238.57%2,961
St. Tammany 70459.97%47040.03%1,174
Tensas 38327.34%1,01872.66%1,401
Terrebonne 1,29645.68%1,54154.32%2,837
Union 1,41699.93%10.07%1,417
Vermilion 958100.00%00.00%958
Washington 656100.00%00.00%656
West Baton Rouge 43342.53%58557.47%1,018
West Feliciana 64836.32%1,13663.68%1,784
Winn 71194.30%435.70%754
Total80,22570.69%33,26329.31%113,488

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References

  1. "1868 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. "1868 Presidential General Election Results - Louisiana".
  3. "Our Campaigns - LA US President Race - Nov 03, 1868". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 5, 2024.