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1868 United States presidential election
1868 United States presidential election in Massachusetts Massachusetts presidential no 1864 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 1864 1872 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 1872 66.9Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072. 3.1 pp November 3, 1868 x200px Ulysses S Grant by Brady c1870-restored (3x4 crop).jpg Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Illinois Schuyler Colfax 12 136,379 69.76% Hon. Horatio Seymour, N.Y - NARA - 528568 (cropped).jpg Horatio Seymour Democratic Party (United States) New York Francis Preston Blair Jr. 0 59,103 30.23% 350px County results 350px| Municipality results 1 401px Grant
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#d40000 70–80%
#aa0000 80–90%
#800000 90–100%
Seymour
#86b6f2 50–60%
#1666CB 70–80%
Tie
#AE8BB1 50%
No data/votes
#808080 President Andrew Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States)
The 1868 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Massachusetts voted for the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant, over the Democratic nominee, Horatio Seymour. Grant won the state by a margin of 39.53%.
With 69.76% of the popular vote, Massachusetts would be Grant's second strongest victory in terms of popular vote percentage after neighboring Vermont.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1868&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1868 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05
This is the last election in which Dorchester voted in a presidential election, as it was annexed by the city of Boston in 1869.
Results
1868 United States presidential election in Massachusetts1868 Presidential General Election Results - Massachusetts http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=25&year=1868&f=0&off=0
Republican Party (United States)
Ulysses S. Grant
Illinois
Schuyler Colfax
Indiana
136,379
69.76%
12
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Horatio Seymour
New York
Francis Preston Blair Jr.
Missouri
59,103
30.23%
0
0.00%
N/A
Others
Others
26
0.01%
0
0.00%
195,508
100.00%
12
100.00%
See also
United States presidential elections in Massachusetts
References
Massachusetts
1868
Category:1868 Massachusetts elections