1868 United States presidential election in Tennessee

none June 2025 September 2023 1868 United States presidential election 1868 United States presidential election in Tennessee presidential no 1864 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1864 1872 United States presidential election in Tennessee 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 10 56,628 68.43% Hon. Horatio Seymour, N.Y - NARA - 528568 (cropped).jpg Horatio Seymour Democratic Party (United States) New York Francis Preston Blair Jr. 0 26,129 31.57% 350px County results Grant #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Seymour #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% Unknown/No vote #808080 President Andrew Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) File:Proposed flag of Tennessee (1861).svg The 1868 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. State voters chose 10 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.1864 Presidential Election Results Tennessee https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1868&off=0&elect=0&fips=47&f=0 Tennessee was won by Ulysses S. Grant, formerly the 6th Commanding General of the United States Army (R-Illinois), running with Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax, with 68.43% of the popular vote, against the 18th governor of New York, Horatio Seymour (D–New York), running with former Senator Francis Preston Blair Jr., with 31.57% of the vote. With 68.43% of the popular vote, Tennessee would be Grant's fourth strongest victory in terms of popular vote percentage after Vermont, Massachusetts and Kansas.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 was the last presidential election in which Tennessee would back the Republican nominee until 1920. Results 1868 United States presidential election in Tennessee Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Illinois Schuyler Colfax Indiana 56,628 68.43% 10 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Horatio Seymour New York Francis Preston Blair Jr. Missouri 26,129 31.57% 0 0.00% 82,757 100.00% 10 100.00% See also United States presidential elections in Tennessee References Tennessee 1868 Category:1868 Tennessee elections