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Kansas voted for the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant, over the Democratic nominee, Horatio Seymour. Grant won the state by a margin of 37.65%. With 68.82% of the popular vote, Kansas would be Grant's third strongest victory in terms of popular vote percentage after Vermont and Massachusetts. [1]
The 1868 campaign of Horatio Seymour versus Ulysses S. Grant was conducted vigorously, being fought out largely on the question of how Reconstruction should be conducted. Seymour's campaign was marked by pronounced appeals to racism with repeated attempts to brand General Grant as the "Nigger" candidate and Seymour as the "White Man's ...
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 ...
Ulysses S. Grant (R) 214: Horatio Seymour (D) 80: 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 ...
Ohio was won by the Republican Party candidate, Ohio native and General Ulysses S. Grant, who won the state with 54.00% of the popular vote. The Democratic Party candidate, Horatio Seymour, garnered 46.00% of the popular vote. [1]
Ulysses S. Grant: Horatio Seymour: Party Republican: Democratic: Home state Illinois: New York: Running mate Schuyler Colfax: Francis Preston Blair Jr. Electoral vote 26: 0 Popular vote 342,280: 313,382 Percentage 52.20%: 47.80%
Louisiana voted for the Democratic nominee, former Governor of New York Horatio Seymour, over the Republican nominee, General Ulysses S. Grant. Seymour won the state by a margin of 41.38%. With 70.69% of the popular vote, Louisiana would be Seymour's second strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Kentucky. [1]
Kentucky voted for the Democratic nominee, Horatio Seymour over the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant. Seymour won the state by a margin of 49.1%. Seymour won the state by a margin of 49.1%. With 74.55% of the popular vote, Kentucky would be Seymour's strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote. [ 1 ]