1868 United States presidential election in Kentucky

none June 2025 September 2023 1868 United States presidential election 1868 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1868 presidential no 1864 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1864 1872 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1872 November 3, 1868 x200px Hon. Horatio Seymour, N.Y - NARA - 528568 (cropped).jpg Horatio Seymour Democratic Party (United States) New York Francis Preston Blair Jr. 11 115,889 74.55% Ulysses S Grant by Brady c1870-restored (3x4 crop).jpg Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Illinois Schuyler Colfax 0 39,566 25.45% 1868 United States presidential election in Kentucky results map by county.svg 380px County results Seymour #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002b84 90–100% Grant #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% President Andrew Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) The 1868 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. 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%. With 74.55% of the popular vote, Kentucky would be Seymour's strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote.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 As of the 2024 presidential election, this remains the strongest-ever performance by a presidential nominee in Kentucky who had a major-party opponent since the First Party System, when Democratic-Republicans regularly routed Federalists with over 90% of the vote. It was also the last time that Clinton County or Cumberland County would vote for a Democratic presidential candidate.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 207-213 0786422173 Results 1868 United States presidential election in Kentucky1868 Presidential General Election Results - Kentucky https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1868&fips=21&f=1&off=0&elect=0 Democratic Party (United States) Horatio Seymour New York Francis Preston Blair Jr. Missouri 115,889 74.55% 11 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Illinois Schuyler Colfax Indiana 39,566 25.44% 0 0.00% 155,455 100.00% 11 100.00% See also United States presidential elections in Kentucky References Kentucky 1868 Category:1868 Kentucky elections