1868 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

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1868 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
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Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horatio Seymour
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Illinois New York
Running mate Schuyler Colfax Francis P. Blair Jr.
Electoral vote80
Popular vote108,85784,710
Percentage56.22%43.75%
Wisconsin Presidential Election Results 1868.svg
County Results
President before election

Andrew Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

The 1868 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Wisconsin was won by Republican Party candidate Ulysses S. Grant, over Democratic candidate, Horatio Seymour. Grant won the state with 56.22% of the popular vote, winning the state's eight electoral votes. [1]

Lafayette County voted for a Republican for the first time in this election and would continue to vote Republican in every election until 1912. Conversely, Fond du Lac County voted Republican for the last time until 1896. In this election, Iowa County began a streak of backing the statewide winner that lasted until 1940.

Results

General Election Results [2]
PartyPledged toElectorVotes
Republican Party Ulysses S. GrantAllen Warden108,857
Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Henry D. Barron 108,853
Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Elihu Enos 108,851
Republican Party Ulysses S. GrantW. G. Ritch108,849
Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant S. S. Barlow 108,847
Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant William T. Price 108,837
Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Charles G. Williams 108,809
Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant L. F. Frisby 108,793
Democratic Party Horatio Seymour Samuel Ryan Jr. 84,710
Democratic Party Horatio Seymour Theodore Rodolf 84,709
Democratic Party Horatio Seymour N. D. Fratt 84,707
Democratic Party Horatio SeymourH. N. Smith84,705
Democratic Party Horatio SeymourA. G. Cook84,704
Democratic Party Horatio Seymour Moses M. Strong 84,704
Democratic Party Horatio SeymourGilbert L. Park84,702
Democratic Party Horatio SeymourGeorge B. Smith84,695
Write-in Scattering53
Votes cast [a] 193,620

Results by county

County [2] Ulysses S. Grant
Republican		 Horatio Seymour
Democratic		MarginTotal votes cast [b]
#%#%#%
Adams 95874.96%32025.04%63849.92%1,278
Ashland 923.08%3076.92%-21-53.85%39
Bayfield 2045.45%2454.55%-4-9.09%44
Brown 1,80647.22%2,01952.78%-213-5.57%3,825
Buffalo 1,09370.61%45529.39%63841.21%1,548
Calumet 98546.44%1,13653.56%-151-7.12%2,121
Chippewa 67749.45%69250.55%-15-1.10%1,369
Clark 41175.00%13725.00%27450.00%548
Columbia 3,86767.14%1,89332.86%1,97434.27%5,760
Crawford 1,10448.21%1,18651.79%-82-3.58%2,290
Dane 5,73154.00%4,88045.99%8518.02%10,612 [c]
Dodge 3,63439.04%5,67560.96%-2,041-21.93%9,309
Door 64379.58%16520.42%47859.16%808
Douglas 7350.00%7350.00%00.00%146
Dunn 1,13876.38%35223.62%78652.75%1,490
Eau Claire 1,28764.54%70735.46%58029.09%1,994
Fond du Lac 4,73451.46%4,46648.54%2682.91%9,200
Grant 4,64069.12%2,07130.85%2,56938.27%6,713 [d]
Green 2,79168.32%1,29431.68%1,49736.65%4,085
Green Lake 1,80369.13%80530.87%99838.27%2,608
Iowa 2,34554.48%1,95945.52%3868.97%4,304
Jackson 1,05673.74%37626.26%68047.49%1,432
Jefferson 3,19546.02%3,74753.98%-552-7.95%6,942
Juneau 1,44556.47%1,11443.53%33112.93%2,559
Kenosha 1,53056.17%1,19443.83%33612.33%2,724
Kewaunee 64543.11%85156.89%-206-13.77%1,496
La Crosse 2,36863.03%1,38836.94%98026.08%3,757 [c]
Lafayette 2,22050.96%2,13649.04%841.93%4,356
Manitowoc 2,60549.67%2,64050.33%-35-0.67%5,245
Marathon 20920.96%78879.04%-579-58.07%997
Marquette 66742.03%92057.97%-253-15.94%1,587
Milwaukee 6,10140.20%9,07459.80%-2,973-19.59%15,175
Monroe 1,95160.99%1,24839.01%70321.98%3,199
Oconto 84269.13%37630.87%46638.26%1,218
Outagamie 1,50145.40%1,80554.60%-304-9.20%3,306
Ozaukee 51219.91%2,05980.09%-1,547-60.17%2,571
Pepin 54471.02%22228.98%32242.04%766
Pierce 1,35671.78%53328.22%82343.57%1,889
Polk 32269.10%14430.90%17838.20%466
Portage 1,23162.46%74037.54%49124.91%1,971
Racine 3,13061.89%1,92738.11%1,20323.79%5,057
Richland 1,61959.50%1,10240.50%51719.00%2,721
Rock 5,58371.88%2,13527.49%3,44844.39%7,767 [e]
Sauk 3,26270.48%1,36629.52%1,89640.97%4,628
Shawano 29955.99%23544.01%6411.99%534
Sheboygan 3,06255.48%2,45744.52%60510.96%5,519
St. Croix 1,23760.40%81139.60%42620.80%2,048
Trempealeau 1,19381.66%26818.34%92563.31%1,461
Vernon 2,24878.35%62121.65%1,62756.71%2,869
Walworth 4,18472.74%1,56827.26%2,61645.48%5,752
Washington 1,21328.30%3,07371.70%-1,860-43.40%4,286
Waukesha 2,93049.65%2,97150.35%-41-0.69%5,901
Waupaca 1,99468.62%91231.38%1,08237.23%2,906
Waushara 1,74181.85%38618.15%1,35563.70%2,127
Winnebago 4,71263.21%2,74236.79%1,97026.43%7,454
Wood 40147.57%44252.43%-41-4.86%843
Total108,85756.22%84,71043.75%24,14712.47%193,620

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  2. ↑ Based on highest elector on each ticket
  3. 1 2 Includes 1 Scattering vote
  4. ↑ Includes 2 Scattering votes
  5. ↑ Includes 49 Scattering votes

References

  1. ↑ "1868 Presidential General Election Results – Wisconsin" . Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Wisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the votes polled for Electors of President and Vice President of the United States at a General Election held in the several Towns, Wards and Election Precincts, in the several Counties of the State of Wisconsin on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday being the third day of November A.D. 1868
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