1868 United States presidential election in Delaware

none June 2025 September 2023 1868 United States presidential election 1868 United States presidential election in Delaware presidential no 1864 United States presidential election in Delaware 1864 1872 United States presidential election in Delaware 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. 3 10,957 59.00% Ulysses S Grant by Brady c1870-restored (3x4 crop).jpg Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) Illinois Schuyler Colfax 0 7,614 41.00% 1868 United States presidential election in Delaware results map by county.svg 120px County results Seymour #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Andrew Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) The 1868 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Delaware voted for the Democratic nominee, Horatio Seymour, over the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant. Seymour won the state by a margin of 18%. With 59% of the popular vote, Delaware would prove to be Seymour's fifth strongest state in terms of popular vote percentage after Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland and Georgia.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 Results 1868 United States presidential election in DelawareBurnham W. Dean Presidential Ballots, 1836-1892 1955 The Johns Hopkins Press Baltimore 321 https://archive.org/details/presidentialball00burn/page/320/mode/2up 17 December 2025 Democratic Party (United States) Horatio Seymour New York Francis Preston Blair Jr. Missouri 10,957 59.00% 3 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Illinois Schuyler Colfax Indiana 7,614 41.00% 0 0.00% 18,571 100.00% 3 100.00% Results by county County Horatio SeymourDemocratic Ulysses S. GrantRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Kent2,87865.39%1,52334.61%1,35530.79%4,401New Castle4,94354.02%4,20845.98%7358.03%9,151Sussex3,13662.48%1,88337.52%1,25324.97%5,019Totals10,95759.00%7,61441.00%3,34318.00%18,571 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic New Castle See also United States presidential elections in Delaware References Delaware 1868 Category:1868 Delaware elections