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Delaware · 1868 presidential election

Delaware presidential election results 1868

Horatio Seymour carried Delaware by 18.00 points (3,343 votes), winning 3 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
3
Votes counted
18,571
DE result
D+18.0
Compared with the nation
23.4 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1864
14.4 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Horatio SeymourDemocratic10,95759.00%3
Ulysses S. GrantRepublican7,61441.00%—
Total votes18,571

Sources: 1868

Questions and answers

Who won Delaware in 1868?

Horatio Seymour won Delaware by 18.00 percentage points (3,343 votes).

How many electoral votes did Delaware have in 1868?

Delaware cast 3 electoral votes in 1868.

How many people voted for president in Delaware in 1868?

18,571 votes were counted for president.

How did Delaware change from 1864 to 1868?

The margin moved 14.4 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 3.6 points to Democratic by 18.0 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data