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1868 United States presidential election in Indiana

← 1864 November 3, 1868 1872 →
 
Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horatio Seymour
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Illinois New York
Running mate Schuyler Colfax Francis Preston Blair Jr.
Electoral vote 13 0
Popular vote 176,552 166,980
Percentage 51.39% 48.61%

County Results

Grant

  50-60%   60-70%   70–80%

Seymour

  50-60%   60-70%   70-80%


President before election

Andrew Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

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The 1868 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Indiana voted for the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant, over the Democratic nominee, Horatio Seymour. Grant won the state by a narrow margin of 2.78%.

Results

1868 United States presidential election in Indiana
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois Schuyler Colfax of Indiana 176,552 51.39% 13 100.00%
Democratic Horatio Seymour of New York Francis Preston Blair Jr. of Missouri 166,980 48.61% 0 0.00%
Total 343,532 100.00% 13 100.00%

See also

References

  1. "1868 Presidential General Election Results - Indiana".
State results of the 1868 U.S. presidential election
Electoral map, 1868 election


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