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Nebraska · 1868 presidential election

Nebraska presidential election results 1868

Ulysses S. Grant carried Nebraska by 27.81 points (4,253 votes), winning 3 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
3
Votes counted
15,291
NE result
R+27.8
Compared with the nation
22.4 pts more Republican

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Ulysses S. GrantRepublican9,77263.90%3
Horatio SeymourDemocratic5,51936.10%—
Total votes15,291

Nebraska gives two electoral votes to the statewide winner and one to the winner of each congressional district.

Sources: 1868

Questions and answers

Who won Nebraska in 1868?

Ulysses S. Grant won Nebraska by 27.81 percentage points (4,253 votes).

How many electoral votes did Nebraska have in 1868?

Nebraska cast 3 electoral votes in 1868.

How many people voted for president in Nebraska in 1868?

15,291 votes were counted for president.

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