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Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 1868. In the first election of the Reconstruction Era, Republican nominee Ulysses S. Grant defeated Horatio Seymour of the Democratic Party. It was the first presidential election to take place after the conclusion of the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
In the presidential election, Republican General Ulysses S. Grant defeated Democratic former governor Horatio Seymour of New York. [4] Incumbent President Andrew Johnson sought the 1868 Democratic nomination , but Seymour took the nomination after twenty two ballots.
A map of the results of the 1868 U.S. presidential election. In this election, Grant decisively won the electoral vote. The 1868 election occurred three years after the end of the American Civil War and less than a year after President Andrew Johnson's impeachment (Johnson failed to get convicted by one vote). [2]
The 1868 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose 33 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
The 1868 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. State voters chose 21 electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
The 1868 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose 6 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. This would be the first time in South Carolina's history where the popular vote ...
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
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 .