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1868 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
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1868 United States presidential election
1868 United States presidential election in Rhode Island Rhode Island presidential no 1864 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 1864 1872 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 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 4 12,993 66.49% Hon. Horatio Seymour, N.Y - NARA - 528568 (cropped).jpg Horatio Seymour Democratic Party (United States) New York Francis Preston Blair Jr. 0 6,548 33.51% 1868 United States presidential election in Rhode Island results map by county.svg 250px County results
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#d40000 70–80% President Andrew Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States)
The 1868 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Rhode Island voted for the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant, over the Democratic nominee, Horatio Seymour. Grant won the state by a margin of 32.98%.
With 66.49% of the popular vote, Rhode Island would be Grant's fifth strongest victory in terms of popular vote percentage after Vermont, Massachusetts, Kansas and Tennessee.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 Rhode Island1868 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1868&fips=44&f=1&off=0&elect=0
Republican Party (United States)
Ulysses S. Grant
Illinois
Schuyler Colfax
Indiana
12,993
66.49%
4
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Horatio Seymour
New York
Francis Preston Blair Jr.
Missouri
6,548
33.51%
0
0.00%
19,541
100.00%
4
100.00%
See also
United States presidential elections in Rhode Island
References
Rhode Island
1868
Category:1868 Rhode Island elections