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1868 United States presidential election in Minnesota

←  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 4 0
Popular vote 43,719 28,096
Percentage 60.88% 39.12%

County Results

President before election

Andrew Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

The 1868 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. State voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. [1]

Minnesota was won by Ulysses S. Grant, formerly the 6th Commanding General of the United States Army ( R- Illinois), running with Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax, with 60.88% of the popular vote, against the 18th governor of New York, Horatio Seymour ( DNew York), running with former Senator Francis Preston Blair, Jr., with 39.12% of the vote. [1]

Results

1868 United States presidential election in Minnesota [1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois Schuyler Colfax of Indiana 43,719 60.88% 4 100.00%
Democratic Horatio Seymour of New York Francis Preston Blair, Jr. of Missouri 28,096 39.12% 0 0.00%
Total 71,815 100.00% 4 100.00%

Results by county

County Ulysses Grant
Republican
Horatio Seymour
Democratic
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Anoka 424 58.73% 298 41.27% 126 17.45% 722
Benton 153 51.00% 147 49.00% 6 2.00% 300
Blue Earth 1,748 63.06% 1,024 36.94% 724 26.12% 2,772
Brown 654 81.14% 152 18.86% 502 62.28% 806
Carlton 26 100.00% 0 0.00% 26 100.00% 26
Carver 799 44.91% 980 55.09% 181 -10.17% 1,779
Chisago 538 82.14% 117 17.86% 421 64.27% 655
Dakota 1,612 47.34% 1,793 52.66% 181 -5.32% 3,405
Dodge 1,025 72.90% 381 27.10% 644 45.80% 1,406
Douglas 562 84.13% 106 15.87% 456 68.26% 668
Faribault 1,421 79.21% 373 20.79% 1,048 58.42% 1,794
Fillmore 2,748 67.68% 1,312 32.32% 1,436 35.37% 4,060
Freeborn 1,211 78.28% 336 21.72% 875 56.56% 1,547
Goodhue 2,885 75.64% 929 24.36% 1,956 51.28% 3,814
Grant 47 95.92% 2 4.08% 45 91.84% 49
Hennepin 3,128 61.19% 1,984 38.81% 1,144 22.38% 5,112
Houston 1,435 61.48% 899 38.52% 536 22.96% 2,334
Isanti 263 90.07% 29 9.93% 234 80.14% 292
Jackson 201 92.63% 16 7.37% 185 85.25% 217
Kanabec 8 88.89% 1 11.11% 7 77.78% 9
Kandiyohi 541 86.28% 86 13.72% 455 72.57% 627
Lake 14 100.00% 0 0.00% 14 100.00% 14
Le Sueur 876 44.44% 1,095 55.56% 219 -11.11% 1,971
McLeod 605 61.36% 381 38.64% 224 22.72% 986
Martin 520 83.74% 101 16.26% 419 67.47% 621
Meeker 600 67.80% 285 32.20% 315 35.59% 885
Mille Lacs 118 74.21% 41 25.79% 77 48.43% 159
Morrison 68 32.85% 139 67.15% 71 -34.30% 207
Mower 1,239 72.54% 469 27.46% 770 45.08% 1,708
Nicollet 780 61.66% 485 38.34% 295 23.32% 1,265
Olmsted 2,368 64.42% 1,308 35.58% 1,060 28.84% 3,676
Otter Tail 105 82.68% 22 17.32% 83 65.35% 127
Pine 35 87.50% 5 12.50% 30 75.00% 40
Pope 311 83.38% 62 16.62% 249 66.76% 373
Ramsey 1,669 46.39% 1,929 53.61% 260 -7.23% 3,598
Redwood 158 94.61% 9 5.39% 149 89.22% 167
Renville 312 81.68% 70 18.32% 242 63.35% 382
Rice 1,785 58.51% 1,266 41.49% 519 17.01% 3,051
St Louis 66 76.74% 20 23.26% 46 53.49% 86
Scott 478 24.75% 1,453 75.25% 975 -50.49% 1,931
Sherburne 205 58.07% 148 41.93% 57 16.15% 353
Sibley 380 34.99% 706 65.01% 326 -30.02% 1,086
Stearns 1,029 40.31% 1,524 59.69% 495 -19.39% 2,553
Steele 1,137 69.33% 503 30.67% 634 38.66% 1,640
Todd 161 82.14% 35 17.86% 126 64.29% 196
Wabasha 1,831 61.59% 1,142 38.41% 689 23.18% 2,973
Waseca 817 61.20% 518 38.80% 299 22.40% 1,335
Washington 1,061 60.01% 707 39.99% 354 20.02% 1,768
Watonwan 199 77.73% 57 22.27% 142 55.47% 256
Winona 2,378 54.01% 2,025 45.99% 353 8.02% 4,403
Wright 985 61.26% 623 38.74% 362 22.51% 1,608
Totals 43,719 60.88% 28,096 [a] 39.12% 15,623 21.75% 71,815

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The individual county totals for Seymour sum to 28,093.

References

  1. ^ a b c The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota (PDF). 1873.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1868 United States presidential election in Minnesota

←  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 4 0
Popular vote 43,719 28,096
Percentage 60.88% 39.12%

County Results

President before election

Andrew Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

The 1868 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. State voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. [1]

Minnesota was won by Ulysses S. Grant, formerly the 6th Commanding General of the United States Army ( R- Illinois), running with Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax, with 60.88% of the popular vote, against the 18th governor of New York, Horatio Seymour ( DNew York), running with former Senator Francis Preston Blair, Jr., with 39.12% of the vote. [1]

Results

1868 United States presidential election in Minnesota [1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois Schuyler Colfax of Indiana 43,719 60.88% 4 100.00%
Democratic Horatio Seymour of New York Francis Preston Blair, Jr. of Missouri 28,096 39.12% 0 0.00%
Total 71,815 100.00% 4 100.00%

Results by county

County Ulysses Grant
Republican
Horatio Seymour
Democratic
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Anoka 424 58.73% 298 41.27% 126 17.45% 722
Benton 153 51.00% 147 49.00% 6 2.00% 300
Blue Earth 1,748 63.06% 1,024 36.94% 724 26.12% 2,772
Brown 654 81.14% 152 18.86% 502 62.28% 806
Carlton 26 100.00% 0 0.00% 26 100.00% 26
Carver 799 44.91% 980 55.09% 181 -10.17% 1,779
Chisago 538 82.14% 117 17.86% 421 64.27% 655
Dakota 1,612 47.34% 1,793 52.66% 181 -5.32% 3,405
Dodge 1,025 72.90% 381 27.10% 644 45.80% 1,406
Douglas 562 84.13% 106 15.87% 456 68.26% 668
Faribault 1,421 79.21% 373 20.79% 1,048 58.42% 1,794
Fillmore 2,748 67.68% 1,312 32.32% 1,436 35.37% 4,060
Freeborn 1,211 78.28% 336 21.72% 875 56.56% 1,547
Goodhue 2,885 75.64% 929 24.36% 1,956 51.28% 3,814
Grant 47 95.92% 2 4.08% 45 91.84% 49
Hennepin 3,128 61.19% 1,984 38.81% 1,144 22.38% 5,112
Houston 1,435 61.48% 899 38.52% 536 22.96% 2,334
Isanti 263 90.07% 29 9.93% 234 80.14% 292
Jackson 201 92.63% 16 7.37% 185 85.25% 217
Kanabec 8 88.89% 1 11.11% 7 77.78% 9
Kandiyohi 541 86.28% 86 13.72% 455 72.57% 627
Lake 14 100.00% 0 0.00% 14 100.00% 14
Le Sueur 876 44.44% 1,095 55.56% 219 -11.11% 1,971
McLeod 605 61.36% 381 38.64% 224 22.72% 986
Martin 520 83.74% 101 16.26% 419 67.47% 621
Meeker 600 67.80% 285 32.20% 315 35.59% 885
Mille Lacs 118 74.21% 41 25.79% 77 48.43% 159
Morrison 68 32.85% 139 67.15% 71 -34.30% 207
Mower 1,239 72.54% 469 27.46% 770 45.08% 1,708
Nicollet 780 61.66% 485 38.34% 295 23.32% 1,265
Olmsted 2,368 64.42% 1,308 35.58% 1,060 28.84% 3,676
Otter Tail 105 82.68% 22 17.32% 83 65.35% 127
Pine 35 87.50% 5 12.50% 30 75.00% 40
Pope 311 83.38% 62 16.62% 249 66.76% 373
Ramsey 1,669 46.39% 1,929 53.61% 260 -7.23% 3,598
Redwood 158 94.61% 9 5.39% 149 89.22% 167
Renville 312 81.68% 70 18.32% 242 63.35% 382
Rice 1,785 58.51% 1,266 41.49% 519 17.01% 3,051
St Louis 66 76.74% 20 23.26% 46 53.49% 86
Scott 478 24.75% 1,453 75.25% 975 -50.49% 1,931
Sherburne 205 58.07% 148 41.93% 57 16.15% 353
Sibley 380 34.99% 706 65.01% 326 -30.02% 1,086
Stearns 1,029 40.31% 1,524 59.69% 495 -19.39% 2,553
Steele 1,137 69.33% 503 30.67% 634 38.66% 1,640
Todd 161 82.14% 35 17.86% 126 64.29% 196
Wabasha 1,831 61.59% 1,142 38.41% 689 23.18% 2,973
Waseca 817 61.20% 518 38.80% 299 22.40% 1,335
Washington 1,061 60.01% 707 39.99% 354 20.02% 1,768
Watonwan 199 77.73% 57 22.27% 142 55.47% 256
Winona 2,378 54.01% 2,025 45.99% 353 8.02% 4,403
Wright 985 61.26% 623 38.74% 362 22.51% 1,608
Totals 43,719 60.88% 28,096 [a] 39.12% 15,623 21.75% 71,815

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The individual county totals for Seymour sum to 28,093.

References

  1. ^ a b c The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota (PDF). 1873.

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