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By 1868, the Republicans felt strong enough to drop the Union Party label, but wanted to nominate a popular hero for their presidential candidate. General Ulysses S. Grant announced he was a Republican and was unanimously nominated on the first ballot as the party's standard-bearer at the Republican convention in Chicago, held on May 20–21, 1868.
1868 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Grant, blue denotes states won by Seymour, and green denotes states that had not yet been restored to the Union. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. Senate elections; Overall control: Republican hold: Seats contested: 25 of 66 seats [2] Net seat change: 0 [3 ...
Presidential elections have been held every four years thereafter. Presidential candidates win the election by winning a majority of the electoral vote. If no candidate wins a majority of the electoral vote, the winner is determined through a contingent election held in the United States House of Representatives; this situation has occurred ...
Pages in category "Candidates in the 1868 United States presidential election" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In the U.S. presidential election on November 3, 1868, Ulysses S. Grant defeated Horatio Seymour in the popular vote by a 53% to 47% margin and in the electoral vote by a margin of 214 to 80. [ 1 ] 78% of the American electorate participated in this election – including 500,000 African-American men who voted for the first time in this ...
1868 United States vice-presidential candidates (3 P) Pages in category "1868 United States presidential election" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of ...
The 1868 Republican National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held in Crosby's Opera House, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, on May 20 to May 21, 1868. Ulysses S. Grant won the election and became the 18th president of the United States.
1868 New York state election; 1868 South Carolina gubernatorial election; United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1868; 1868 and 1869 United States House of Representatives elections; 1868 United States presidential election; 1868 and 1869 United States Senate elections