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Maryland · 1868 presidential election

Maryland presidential election results 1868

Horatio Seymour carried Maryland by 34.40 points (31,919 votes), winning 7 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
7
Votes counted
92,795
MD result
D+34.4
Compared with the nation
39.8 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1864
44.6 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Horatio SeymourDemocratic62,35767.20%7
Ulysses S. GrantRepublican30,43832.80%—
Total votes92,795

Sources: 1868

Questions and answers

Who won Maryland in 1868?

Horatio Seymour won Maryland by 34.40 percentage points (31,919 votes).

How many electoral votes did Maryland have in 1868?

Maryland cast 7 electoral votes in 1868.

How many people voted for president in Maryland in 1868?

92,795 votes were counted for president.

How did Maryland change from 1864 to 1868?

The margin moved 44.6 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 10.2 points to Democratic by 34.4 points.

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