1868 United States presidential election in California

none June 2025 September 2023 1868 United States presidential election 1868 United States presidential election in California California 1846 presidential no 1864 United States presidential election in California 1864 1872 United States presidential election in California 1872 November 3, 1868 x200px Ulysses S Grant by Brady c1870-restored (3x4 crop).jpg Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Illinois Schuyler Colfax 5 54,592 50.24% Hon. Horatio Seymour, N.Y - NARA - 528568 (cropped).jpg Horatio Seymour Democratic Party (United States) New York Francis Preston Blair Jr. 0 54,078 49.76% 1868 United States presidential election in California results map by county.svg 300px County results Grant #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% Seymour #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% President Andrew Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) The 1868 United States presidential election in California was held on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. State voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. California narrowly voted for the Republican nominee, Union general Ulysses S. Grant, over the Democratic nominee, DNC chair Horatio Seymour by a margin barely over 500 votes. Additionally, this was the last time until 1968 where a Republican won the White House without carrying Santa Clara County. Results + General Election ResultsAbstract of votes polled at a General Election held throughout the State of California on Tuesday the third day of November AD 1868Party Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Alfred Reddington54,592 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant John B. Felton54,588 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant O. H. La Grange54,576 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant D. B. Hoffman54,565Combined total for "D.B. Hoffman" and "D.A. Hoffman". The split was 41,518 for D.B. Hoffman and 13,047 for D.A. Hoffman. The California Supreme Court ordered the Secretary of State to treat the votes for D.A. Hoffman as having been for D.B. Hoffman. Had these figures not been combined, Thomas J. Henley would have been elected instead.Official Vote of the State https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DAC18681202.2.11&srpos=2&e=03-11-1868-15-12-1868--en--20--1--txt-txIN-hoffman------- California Digital Newspaper Collection Daily Alta California 19 June 2024 en 2 Dec 1868 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Charles Westmoreland54,551 Democratic Party Horatio Seymour Thomas J. Henley54,078 Democratic Party Horatio Seymour W. T. Wallace54,069 Democratic Party Horatio Seymour E. J. C. Kewen54,068 Democratic Party Horatio Seymour A. D. Dibble54,068 Democratic Party Horatio Seymour George Pearce54,061Votes castBased on totals for highest elector on each ticket 108,670 Results by county County Ulysses S. GrantRepublican Horatio SeymourDemocratic Margin Total votes castBased on highest elector on each ticket # % # % # %Alameda1,86059.58%1,26240.42%59819.15%3,122Alpine15469.68%6730.32%8739.37%221Amador1,11047.56%1,22452.44%-114-4.88%2,334Butte1,27950.67%1,24549.33%341.35%2,524Calaveras1,14352.12%1,05047.88%934.24%2,193Colusa35933.93%69966.07%−340−32.14%1,058Contra Costa1,09159.65%73840.35%35319.30%1,829Del Norte16248.36%17351.64%-11-3.28%335El Dorado1,67649.90%1,68350.10%-7-0.21%3,359Fresno7215.89%38184.11%−309−68.21%453Humboldt76960.27%50739.73%26220.53%1,276Inyo11353.05%10046.95%136.10%213Kern20833.02%42266.98%−214−33.97%630Klamath13742.28%18757.72%−50−15.43%324Lake24835.33%45464.67%−206−29.34%702Lassen21063.25%12236.75%8826.51%332Los Angeles74837.70%1,23662.30%-488-24.60%1,984Marin52854.94%43345.06%959.89%961Mariposa45640.75%66359.25%-207-18.50%1,119Mendocino62138.26%1,00261.74%−381−23.48%1,623Merced9826.49%27273.51%−174−47.03%370Mono14862.45%8937.55%5924.89%237Monterey58046.66%66353.34%-83-6.68%1,243Napa75252.37%68447.63%684.74%1,436Nevada3,01455.11%2,45544.89%55910.22%5,469Placer1,98761.71%1,23338.29%75423.42%3,220Plumas71256.24%55443.76%15812.48%1,266Sacramento3,20759.14%2,21640.86%99118.27%5,423San Bernardino26341.03%37858.97%-115-17.94%641San Diego12935.44%23564.56%-106-29.12%364San Francisco12,18347.29%13,58252.71%-1,399-5.43%25,765San Joaquin2,10152.95%1,86747.05%2345.90%3,968San Luis Obispo37251.88%34548.12%273.77%717San Mateo62860.10%41739.90%21120.19%1,045Santa Barbara42858.71%30141.29%12717.42%729Santa Clara2,30749.75%2,33050.25%-23-0.50%4,637Santa Cruz1,15361.01%73738.99%41622.01%1,890Shasta63853.43%55646.57%826.87%1,194Sierra1,32862.58%79437.42%53425.16%2,122Siskiyou83547.63%91852.37%-83-4.73%1,753Solano1,54151.64%1,44348.36%983.28%2,984Sonoma1,79942.82%2,40257.18%-603-14.35%4,201Stanislaus35035.28%64264.72%−292−29.44%992Sutter58150.88%56149.12%201.75%1,142Tehama35146.86%39853.14%-47-6.28%749Trinity50556.36%39143.64%11412.72%896Tulare33833.24%67966.76%−341−33.53%1,017Tuolumne99447.13%1,11552.87%-121-5.74%2,109Yolo99548.39%1,06151.61%-66-3.21%2,056Yuba1,33154.48%1,11245.82%2198.96%2,443Total54,59250.24%54,07849.76%5140.47%108,670 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Amador Del Norte El Dorado Klamath Monterey San Francisco Santa Clara Tehama Tuolumne Yolo Notes References California 1868 Category:1868 California elections