Horatio Seymour vs Ulysses S. Grant
Horatio Seymour vs Ulysses S. Grant in 1868: electoral votes, popular vote and every state, side by side.
Horatio Seymour
- Elections
- 1 (1868)
- Won
- 0
- Electoral votes, all runs
- 80
- Best popular vote
- 47.3% in 1868
- Parties
- Democratic
Ulysses S. Grant
- Elections
- 2 (1868, 1872)
- Won
- 2
- Electoral votes, all runs
- 500
- Best popular vote
- 55.6% in 1872
- Parties
- Republican
- Horatio Seymour states
- 8
- Ulysses S. Grant states
- 25
- Popular vote
- 47.3% – 52.7%
Every state, 1868
| State | Horatio Seymour | Ulysses S. Grant | Gap (pts) | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 48.7% | 51.3% 8 | -2.6 | 8 |
| Arkansas | 46.3% | 53.7% 5 | -7.4 | 5 |
| California | 49.8% | 50.2% 5 | -0.4 | 5 |
| Connecticut | 48.5% | 51.5% 6 | -3.0 | 6 |
| Delaware | 59.0% 3 | 41.0% | 18.0 | 3 |
| Florida | — | — | — | — |
| Georgia | 64.3% 9 | 35.7% | 28.6 | 9 |
| Illinois | 44.3% | 55.7% 16 | -11.4 | 16 |
| Indiana | 48.6% | 51.4% 13 | -2.8 | 13 |
| Iowa | 38.1% | 61.9% 8 | -23.8 | 8 |
| Kansas | 31.2% | 68.8% 3 | -37.6 | 3 |
| Kentucky | 74.5% 11 | 25.5% | 49.0 | 11 |
| Louisiana | 70.7% 7 | 29.3% | 41.4 | 7 |
| Maine | 37.6% | 62.4% 7 | -24.8 | 7 |
| Maryland | 67.2% 7 | 32.8% | 34.4 | 7 |
| Massachusetts | 30.2% | 69.8% 12 | -39.6 | 12 |
| Michigan | 43.0% | 57.0% 8 | -14.0 | 8 |
| Minnesota | 39.2% | 60.8% 4 | -21.6 | 4 |
| Missouri | 43.0% | 57.0% 11 | -14.0 | 11 |
| Nebraska | 36.1% | 63.9% 3 | -27.8 | 3 |
| Nevada | 44.6% | 55.4% 3 | -10.8 | 3 |
| New Hampshire | 44.8% | 55.2% 5 | -10.4 | 5 |
| New Jersey | 50.9% 7 | 49.1% | 1.8 | 7 |
| New York | 50.6% 33 | 49.4% | 1.2 | 33 |
| North Carolina | 46.6% | 53.4% 9 | -6.8 | 9 |
| Ohio | 46.0% | 54.0% 21 | -8.0 | 21 |
| Oregon | 50.4% 3 | 49.6% | 0.8 | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 47.8% | 52.2% 26 | -4.4 | 26 |
| Rhode Island | 33.3% | 66.7% 4 | -33.4 | 4 |
| South Carolina | 42.1% | 57.9% 6 | -15.8 | 6 |
| Tennessee | 31.6% | 68.4% 10 | -36.8 | 10 |
| Vermont | 21.4% | 78.6% 5 | -57.2 | 5 |
| West Virginia | 41.2% | 58.8% 5 | -17.6 | 5 |
| Wisconsin | 43.7% | 56.3% 8 | -12.6 | 8 |
Questions and answers
Who won between Horatio Seymour and Ulysses S. Grant in 1868?
Ulysses S. Grant won the presidency. Electoral votes: Horatio Seymour 80, Ulysses S. Grant 214. Popular vote: Horatio Seymour 47.3%, Ulysses S. Grant 52.7%.
How many states did Horatio Seymour and Ulysses S. Grant each win in 1868?
Horatio Seymour carried 8 and Ulysses S. Grant carried 25.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data