1868 United States presidential election in Georgia

1868 United States presidential election in Georgia

← 1860 November 3, 1868 (1868-11-03) 1872 →
 
Nominee Horatio Seymour Ulysses S. Grant
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Illinois
Running mate Francis P. Blair, Jr. Schuyler Colfax
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 102,707 57,109
Percentage 64.27% 35.73%

President before election

Andrew Johnson
National Union

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

The 1868 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the wider United States presidential election. Voters chose 9 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The first readmission of Georgia to the Union occurred in 1868. The Seymour/Blair ticket carried the state of Georgia on election day. With 64.27% of the popular vote, Georgia would be Seymour's fourth strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Kentucky, Louisiana and Maryland.[1]

  1. ^ "1868 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.

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