1868 United States presidential election in Arkansas

none June 2025 September 2023 1868 United States presidential election 1868 United States presidential election in Arkansas Arkansas 1846 presidential no 1860 United States presidential election in Arkansas 1860 1872 United States presidential election in Arkansas 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 22,112 53.68% Hon. Horatio Seymour, N.Y - NARA - 528568 (cropped).jpg Horatio Seymour Democratic Party (United States) New York Francis Preston Blair Jr. 0 19,078 46.32% File:1868 United States presidential election in Arkansas results map by county.svg 300px County results Grant #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% 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) The 1868 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Republican Ulysses S. Grant became the first of his party to ever carry Arkansas, taking 53.68% of the state's vote to Democrat Horatio Seymour's 46.32%. This was the first time since 1860 that a presidential election was held in the state due to its secession, the American Civil War, and Reconstruction. This was one of only two times in the 19th century that Arkansas backed a Republican candidate; the party would carry it once more in the next election, before waiting 100 years, until 1972, to win it again. This was also the last time until 1980 that the state backed a non-incumbent Republican. Fourteen counties either did not vote or had their votes thrown out, because, according to Governor Powell Clayton, violence from Confederate militias made voter registration impossible. These counties are: Ashley, Bradley, Columbia, Craighead, Greene, Lafayette, Little River, Mississippi, Sevier, Woodruff, Conway, Crittenden, Drew, and Fulton.Encyclopedia of Arkansas https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/militia-wars-of-1868-1869-7904/ 2022-12-22 Encyclopedia of Arkansas en-US Results 1868 United States presidential election in Arkansas1868 Presidential General Election Results - Arkansas https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1868&fips=5&f=1&off=0&elect=0 Republican Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Illinois Schuyler Colfax Indiana 22,112 53.68% 5 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Horatio Seymour New York Francis Preston Blair Jr. Missouri 19,078 46.32% 0 0.00% 41,190 100.00% 5 100.00% See also United States presidential elections in Arkansas References Arkansas 1868 Category:1868 Arkansas elections