1868 United States presidential election in West Virginia

none June 2025 September 2023 1868 United States presidential election 1868 United States presidential election in West Virginia West Virginia presidential no 1864 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1864 1872 United States presidential election in West Virginia 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 5 29,015 58.83% Hon. Horatio Seymour, N.Y - NARA - 528568 (cropped).jpg Horatio Seymour Democratic Party (United States) New York Francis Preston Blair Jr. 0 20,306 41.17% File:1868 United States presidential election in West Virginia results map by county.svg 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% President Andrew Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States) The 1868 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. State voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. 1868 Presidential General Election Results — West Virginia https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1868&off=0&elect=0&fips=54&f=0 West Virginia 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 58.83 percent of the popular vote, against the 18th governor of New York, Horatio Seymour (D–New York), running with former Missouri Senator Francis Preston Blair Jr., with 41.17 percent of the vote. During this time, West Virginia barred former Confederates from voting, requiring an oath of loyalty to the Union from all voters.Ambler and Summers, West Virginia: The Mountain State, pp.264–280.Foner Eric Eric Foner Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863–1877 HarperCollins 2014 978-0-06-235451-8 Updated New York, NY 39 en Results 1868 United States presidential election in West Virginia Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Illinois Schuyler Colfax Indiana 29,015 58.83% 5 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Horatio Seymour New York Francis Preston Blair Jr. Missouri 20,306 41.17% 0 0.00% 49,321 100.00% 5 100.00% See also United States presidential elections in West Virginia References West Virginia 1868 Category:1868 West Virginia elections