1868 United States presidential election in Minnesota

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1868 United States presidential election in Minnesota

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Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horatio Seymour Party Republican Democratic Home state Illinois New York Running mate Schuyler Colfax Francis Preston Blair Jr. Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 43,719 28,096 Percentage 60.88% 39.12%

County Results Grant   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Seymour   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Unknown/No Vote

President before election Andrew Johnson Democratic Elected President Ulysses S. Grant Republican

The 1868 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. State voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. ^[1]

Minnesota was won by Ulysses S. Grant, formerly the 6th Commanding General of the United States Army (R-Illinois), running with Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax, with 60.88% of the popular vote, against the 18th governor of New York, Horatio Seymour (D–New York), running with former Senator Francis Preston Blair Jr., with 39.12% of the vote. ^[1]

Results

1868 United States presidential election in Minnesota [1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois	Schuyler Colfax of Indiana	43,719	60.88%	4	100.00%
	Democratic	Horatio Seymour of New York	Francis Preston Blair Jr. of Missouri	28,096	39.12%	0	0.00%
Total				71,815	100.00%	4	100.00%

Results by county

County	Ulysses Grant Republican		Horatio Seymour Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Anoka	424	58.73%	298	41.27%	126	17.45%	722
Benton	153	51.00%	147	49.00%	6	2.00%	300
Blue Earth	1,748	63.06%	1,024	36.94%	724	26.12%	2,772
Brown	654	81.14%	152	18.86%	502	62.28%	806
Carlton	26	100.00%	0	0.00%	26	100.00%	26
Carver	799	44.91%	980	55.09%	181	-10.17%	1,779
Chisago	538	82.14%	117	17.86%	421	64.27%	655
Dakota	1,612	47.34%	1,793	52.66%	181	-5.32%	3,405
Dodge	1,025	72.90%	381	27.10%	644	45.80%	1,406
Douglas	562	84.13%	106	15.87%	456	68.26%	668
Faribault	1,421	79.21%	373	20.79%	1,048	58.42%	1,794
Fillmore	2,748	67.68%	1,312	32.32%	1,436	35.37%	4,060
Freeborn	1,211	78.28%	336	21.72%	875	56.56%	1,547
Goodhue	2,885	75.64%	929	24.36%	1,956	51.28%	3,814
Grant	47	95.92%	2	4.08%	45	91.84%	49
Hennepin	3,128	61.19%	1,984	38.81%	1,144	22.38%	5,112
Houston	1,435	61.48%	899	38.52%	536	22.96%	2,334
Isanti	263	90.07%	29	9.93%	234	80.14%	292
Jackson	201	92.63%	16	7.37%	185	85.25%	217
Kanabec	8	88.89%	1	11.11%	7	77.78%	9
Kandiyohi	541	86.28%	86	13.72%	455	72.57%	627
Lake	14	100.00%	0	0.00%	14	100.00%	14
Le Sueur	876	44.44%	1,095	55.56%	219	-11.11%	1,971
McLeod	605	61.36%	381	38.64%	224	22.72%	986
Martin	520	83.74%	101	16.26%	419	67.47%	621
Meeker	600	67.80%	285	32.20%	315	35.59%	885
Mille Lacs	118	74.21%	41	25.79%	77	48.43%	159
Morrison	68	32.85%	139	67.15%	71	-34.30%	207
Mower	1,239	72.54%	469	27.46%	770	45.08%	1,708
Nicollet	780	61.66%	485	38.34%	295	23.32%	1,265
Olmsted	2,368	64.42%	1,308	35.58%	1,060	28.84%	3,676
Otter Tail	105	82.68%	22	17.32%	83	65.35%	127
Pine	35	87.50%	5	12.50%	30	75.00%	40
Pope	311	83.38%	62	16.62%	249	66.76%	373
Ramsey	1,669	46.39%	1,929	53.61%	260	-7.23%	3,598
Redwood	158	94.61%	9	5.39%	149	89.22%	167
Renville	312	81.68%	70	18.32%	242	63.35%	382
Rice	1,785	58.51%	1,266	41.49%	519	17.01%	3,051
St Louis	66	76.74%	20	23.26%	46	53.49%	86
Scott	478	24.75%	1,453	75.25%	975	-50.49%	1,931
Sherburne	205	58.07%	148	41.93%	57	16.15%	353
Sibley	380	34.99%	706	65.01%	326	-30.02%	1,086
Stearns	1,029	40.31%	1,524	59.69%	495	-19.39%	2,553
Steele	1,137	69.33%	503	30.67%	634	38.66%	1,640
Todd	161	82.14%	35	17.86%	126	64.29%	196
Wabasha	1,831	61.59%	1,142	38.41%	689	23.18%	2,973
Waseca	817	61.20%	518	38.80%	299	22.40%	1,335
Washington	1,061	60.01%	707	39.99%	354	20.02%	1,768
Watonwan	199	77.73%	57	22.27%	142	55.47%	256
Winona	2,378	54.01%	2,025	45.99%	353	8.02%	4,403
Wright	985	61.26%	623	38.74%	362	22.51%	1,608
Totals	43,719	60.88%	28,096 [a]	39.12%	15,623	21.75%	71,815

See also

• United States presidential elections in Minnesota

Notes

1. The individual county totals for Seymour sum to 28,093.

References

1. The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota (PDF). 1873.