1868 United States presidential election in Georgia

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1868 United States presidential election in Georgia
Flag of the State of Georgia (non-official).svg
  1860 November 3, 1868 (1868-11-03) 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 P. Blair, Jr. Schuyler Colfax
Electoral vote90
Popular vote102,70757,109
Percentage64.27%35.73%

Georgia Presidential Election Results 1868.svg
County Results

President before election

Andrew Johnson
National Union

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

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.

Contents

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]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Horatio Seymour 102,70764.27%9
Republican Ulysses S. Grant 57,10935.73%0

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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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