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1868 United States presidential election in Illinois
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1868 United States presidential election in Illinois presidential no 1864 United States presidential election in Illinois 1864 1872 United States presidential election in Illinois 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 16 250,304 55.69% Hon. Horatio Seymour, N.Y - NARA - 528568 (cropped).jpg Horatio Seymour Democratic Party (United States) New York Francis Preston Blair Jr. 0 199,116 44.31% 1868 United States presidential election in Illinois results map by county.svg 350px County results
Grant
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#d40000 70–80%
#aa0000 80–90%
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 Illinois took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose 16 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Illinois voted for the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant, over the Democratic nominee, Horatio Seymour. Grant won his home state by a margin of 11.38%.
Results
1868 United States presidential election in Illinois1868 Presidential General Election Results - Illinois https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1868&fips=17&f=1&off=0&elect=0
Republican Party (United States)
Ulysses S. Grant
Illinois
Schuyler Colfax
Indiana
250,304
55.69%
16
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Horatio Seymour
New York
Francis Preston Blair Jr.
Missouri
199,116
44.31%
0
0.00%
449,420
100.00%
16
100.00%
See also
United States presidential elections in Illinois
References
Illinois
1868
Category:1868 Illinois elections