1868 United States presidential election in New York
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Turnout | 91.7%[1] 2.4 pp |
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| | | Nominee | Horatio Seymour | Ulysses S. Grant | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Home state | New York | Illinois | Running mate | Francis Preston Blair, Jr. | Schuyler Colfax | Electoral vote | 33 | 0 | Popular vote | 429,883 | 419,888 | Percentage | 50.59% | 49.41% | |
County Results Seymour 50–60% 60–70% | Grant 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 New York took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose 33 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
New York voted for the Democratic nominee, former Governor of New York Horatio Seymour, over the Republican nominee, General Ulysses S. Grant. Seymour won his home state by a very narrow margin of 1.18%, making him the first Democratic candidate since Franklin Pierce in 1852 to win the state. Seymour also became the first losing Democratic presidential candidate to win New York.
Results
Counties flipped (all from Democrat to Republican): 1. Clinton County 2. Erie County 3. Rensselaer county
See also
References
- ^ Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
- ^ "1868 Presidential General Election Results - New York".
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- See also
- Presidential elections
- Senate elections
- House elections
- Gubernatorial elections
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