1868 United States presidential election in Delaware

Main article: 1868 United States presidential election

November 3, 1868


Nominee	Horatio Seymour	Ulysses S. Grant
Party	Democratic	Republican
Home state	New York	Illinois
Running mate	Francis Preston Blair Jr.	Schuyler Colfax
Electoral vote	3	0
Popular vote	10,957	7,614
Percentage	59.00%	41.00%

County Results Seymour 50-60% 60-70%

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Andrew Johnson
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Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
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The 1868 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Delaware voted for the Democratic nominee, Horatio Seymour, over the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant. Seymour won the state by a margin of 18%.

With 59% of the popular vote, Delaware would prove to be Seymour's fifth strongest state in terms of popular vote percentage after Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland and Georgia.

Results

1868 United States presidential election in Delaware
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Horatio Seymour of New York	Francis Preston Blair Jr. of Missouri	10,957	59.00%	3	100.00%
	Republican	Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois	Schuyler Colfax of Indiana	7,614	41.00%	0	0.00%
Total				18,571	100.00%	3	100.00%

References

"1868 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
"1868 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware".

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See also: Political party strength in Delaware

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