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1868 United States presidential election
1868 United States presidential election in Ohio Ohio Flag_of_the_United_States_(1867-1877).svg 1902 presidential no 1864 United States presidential election in Ohio 1864 1872 United States presidential election in Ohio 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 21 280,167 54.00% Hon. Horatio Seymour, N.Y - NARA - 528568 (cropped).jpg Horatio Seymour Democratic Party (United States) New York Francis Preston Blair Jr. 0 238,621 46.00% 1868 United States presidential election in Ohio results map by county.svg 250px 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% President Andrew Johnson National Union Party (United States) Ulysses S. Grant Republican Party (United States)
The 1868 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. State voters chose 21 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Ohio was won by the Republican Party candidate, Ohio native and General Ulysses S. Grant, who won the state with 54.00% of the popular vote. The Democratic Party candidate, Horatio Seymour, garnered 46.00% of the popular vote.1868 Presidential General Election Results - Ohio https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=39&year=1868 live https://web.archive.org/web/20210830220709/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=39&year=1868 30 August 2021 29 November 2022 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections This was the first time that Ohio voted less Republican than South Carolina.
Results
1868 United States presidential election in OhioPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Ulysses S. Grant 280,167 54.00% 21 Democratic Horatio Seymour 238,621 46.00% 0 Totals 518,788 100.0% 21
Results by county
County Ulysses S. GrantGéoelections; Presidential election of 1868 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)Republican Horatio SeymourDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # Adams 2,044 47.63% 2,247 52.37% -203 -4.73% 4,291 Allen 1,892 42.15% 2,597 57.85% -705 -15.71% 4,489 Ashland 2,205 46.83% 2,504 53.17% -299 -6.35% 4,709 Ashtabula 6,108 81.35% 1,400 18.65% 4,708 62.71% 7,508 Athens 2,908 64.62% 1,592 35.38% 1,316 29.24% 4,500 Auglaize 1,266 31.49% 2,754 68.51% -1,488 -37.01% 4,020 Belmont 3,893 50.20% 3,862 49.80% 31 0.40% 7,755 Brown 2,715 45.61% 3,238 54.39% -523 -8.79% 5,953 Butler 3,298 40.01% 4,945 59.99% -1,647 -19.98% 8,243 Carroll 1,807 58.37% 1,289 41.63% 518 16.73% 3,096 Champaign 2,954 58.01% 2,138 41.99% 816 16.03% 5,092 Clark 3,928 64.12% 2,198 35.88% 1,730 28.24% 6,126 Clermont 3,475 49.16% 3,594 50.84% -119 -1.68% 7,069 Clinton 2,922 64.92% 1,579 35.08% 1,343 29.84% 4,501 Columbiana 4,881 62.42% 2,938 37.58% 1,943 24.85% 7,819 Coshocton 2,176 45.35% 2,622 54.65% -446 -9.30% 4,798 Crawford 2,019 35.89% 3,607 64.11% -1,588 -28.23% 5,626 Cuyahoga 12,582 61.15% 7,993 38.85% 4,589 22.30% 20,575 Darke 2,989 48.73% 3,145 51.27% -156 -2.54% 6,134 Defiance 1,108 36.85% 1,899 63.15% -791 -26.31% 3,007 Delaware 2,976 57.84% 2,169 42.16% 807 15.69% 5,145 Erie 3,130 62.43% 1,884 37.57% 1,246 24.85% 5,014 Fairfield 2,439 37.44% 4,076 62.56% -1,637 -25.13% 6,515 Fayette 1,970 58.88% 1,376 41.12% 594 17.75% 3,346 Franklin 5,079 41.64% 7,119 58.36% -2,040 -16.72% 12,198 Fulton 2,171 65.37% 1,150 34.63% 1,021 30.74% 3,321 Gallia 2,678 62.31% 1,620 37.69% 1,058 24.62% 4,298 Geauga 2,892 81.88% 640 18.12% 2,252 63.76% 3,532 Greene 4,233 69.83% 1,829 30.17% 2,404 39.66% 6,062 Guernsey 2,743 58.46% 1,949 41.54% 794 16.92% 4,692 Hamilton 24,167 56.29% 18,768 43.71% 5,399 12.57% 42,935 Hancock 2,279 47.41% 2,528 52.59% -249 -5.18% 4,807 Hardin 1,884 51.62% 1,766 48.38% 118 3.23% 3,650 Harrison 2,267 58.32% 1,620 41.68% 647 16.65% 3,887 Henry 1,156 42.19% 1,584 57.81% -428 -15.62% 2,740 Highland 3,038 51.60% 2,850 48.40% 188 3.19% 5,888 Hocking 1,369 39.34% 2,111 60.66% -742 -21.32% 3,480 Holmes 1,083 27.47% 2,859 72.53% -1,776 -45.05% 3,942 Huron 4,019 64.18% 2,243 35.82% 1,776 28.36% 6,262 Jackson 2,083 56.37% 1,612 43.63% 471 12.75% 3,695 Jefferson 3,394 61.59% 2,117 38.41% 1,277 23.17% 5,511 Knox 2,908 51.25% 2,766 48.75% 142 2.50% 5,674 Lake 2,909 76.59% 889 23.41% 2,020 53.19% 3,798 Lawrence 3,159 65.73% 1,647 34.27% 1,512 31.46% 4,806 Licking 3,487 44.03% 4,432 55.97% -945 -11.93% 7,919 Logan 2,778 61.08% 1,770 38.92% 1,008 22.16% 4,548 Lorain 4,443 69.72% 1,930 30.28% 2,513 39.43% 6,373 Lucas 4,873 61.22% 3,087 38.78% 1,786 22.44% 7,960 Madison 1,682 52.04% 1,550 47.96% 132 4.08% 3,232 Mahoning 3,387 55.13% 2,757 44.87% 630 10.25% 6,144 Marion 1,548 44.43% 1,936 55.57% -388 -11.14% 3,484 Medina 2,886 63.03% 1,693 36.97% 1,193 26.05% 4,579 Meigs 3,548 63.64% 2,027 36.36% 1,521 27.28% 5,575 Mercer 884 26.97% 2,394 73.03% -1,510 -46.06% 3,278 Miami 3,958 59.82% 2,659 40.18% 1,299 19.63% 6,617 Monroe 1,443 29.81% 3,397 70.19% -1,954 -40.37% 4,840 Montgomery 6,502 51.54% 6,113 48.46% 389 3.08% 12,615 Morgan 2,521 57.09% 1,895 42.91% 626 14.18% 4,416 Morrow 2,469 58.24% 1,770 41.76% 699 16.49% 4,239 Muskingum 4,677 50.78% 4,534 49.22% 143 1.55% 9,211 Noble 2,204 56.24% 1,715 43.76% 489 12.48% 3,919 Ottawa 963 42.48% 1,304 57.52% -341 -15.04% 2,267 Paulding 834 57.24% 623 42.76% 211 14.48% 1,457 Perry 1,725 46.48% 1,986 53.52% -261 -7.03% 3,711 Pickaway 2,176 44.40% 2,725 55.60% -549 -11.20% 4,901 Pike 1,155 40.08% 1,727 59.92% -572 -19.85% 2,882 Portage 3,604 60.41% 2,362 39.59% 1,242 20.82% 5,966 Preble 2,738 58.93% 1,908 41.07% 830 17.86% 4,646 Putnam 1,184 37.15% 2,003 62.85% -819 -25.70% 3,187 Richland 3,300 46.78% 3,754 53.22% -454 -6.44% 7,054 Ross 3,230 46.98% 3,645 53.02% -415 -6.04% 6,875 Sandusky 2,443 46.19% 2,846 53.81% -403 -7.62% 5,289 Scioto 2,904 57.00% 2,191 43.00% 713 13.99% 5,095 Seneca 2,977 45.68% 3,540 54.32% -563 -8.64% 6,517 Shelby 1,626 41.69% 2,274 58.31% -648 -16.62% 3,900 Stark 5,601 53.10% 4,948 46.90% 653 6.19% 10,549 Summit 4,634 65.47% 2,444 34.53% 2,190 30.94% 7,078 Trumbull 5,338 69.77% 2,313 30.23% 3,025 39.54% 7,651 Tuscarawas 3,145 47.82% 3,432 52.18% -287 -4.36% 6,577 Union 2,361 61.89% 1,454 38.11% 907 23.77% 3,815 Van Wert 1,547 51.95% 1,431 48.05% 116 3.90% 2,978 Vinton 1,499 49.10% 1,554 50.90% -55 -1.80% 3,053 Warren 3,917 67.63% 1,875 32.37% 2,042 35.26% 5,792 Washington 4,258 54.20% 3,598 45.80% 660 8.40% 7,856 Wayne 3,557 48.24% 3,816 51.76% -259 -3.51% 7,373 Williams 2,280 55.69% 1,814 44.31% 466 11.38% 4,094 Wood 2,957 60.99% 1,891 39.01% 1,066 21.99% 4,848 Wyandot 1,734 44.19% 2,190 55.81% -456 -11.62% 3,924Totals280,17354.00%238,62046.00%41,5538.01%518,793
See also
United States presidential elections in Ohio
References
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