1868 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

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1868 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
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  1864 November 3, 1868 1872  
Turnout66.9 [1] Increase2.svg 3.1 pp
  Ulysses S Grant by Brady c1870-restored (3x4 crop).jpg Hon. Horatio Seymour, N.Y - NARA - 528568 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horatio Seymour
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Illinois New York
Running mate Schuyler Colfax Francis Preston Blair, Jr.
Electoral vote120
Popular vote136,37959,103
Percentage69.76%30.23%

Massachusetts Presidential Election Results 1868.svg
County Results
Grant
  50–60%
  60-70%
  70-80%
  80-90%

The 1868 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Massachusetts voted for the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant, over the Democratic nominee, Horatio Seymour. Grant won the state by a margin of 39.53%.

With 69.76% of the popular vote, Massachusetts would be Grant's second strongest victory in terms of popular vote percentage after neighboring Vermont. [2]

Results

1868 United States presidential election in Massachusetts [3]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois Schuyler Colfax of Indiana 136,37969.76%12100.00%
Democratic Horatio Seymour of New York Francis Preston Blair, Jr. of Missouri 59,10330.23%00.00%
N/AOthersOthers260.01%00.00%
Total195,508100.00%12100.00%

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References

  1. Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
  2. "1868 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  3. "1868 Presidential General Election Results - Massachusetts".