United States presidential election 1868 — Results & electoral map
United States elections · 1868-11-03 · held
Ulysses S. Grant was elected president. Mississippi, Texas and Virginia had not been readmitted and cast no counted electoral votes.
Electoral map — 1868
294 electors; 148 votes required for an electoral majority. Modern state outlines are a geographic reference, not historical borders. The interactive map shows actual counted electoral votes, including split and faithless votes.
| State | Electors | Electoral vote recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 8 | Ulysses S. Grant 8 |
| Arkansas | 5 | Ulysses S. Grant 5 |
| California | 5 | Ulysses S. Grant 5 |
| Connecticut | 6 | Ulysses S. Grant 6 |
| Delaware | 3 | Horatio Seymour 3 |
| Florida | 3 | Ulysses S. Grant 3 |
| Georgia | 9 | Horatio Seymour 9 |
| Illinois | 16 | Ulysses S. Grant 16 |
| Indiana | 13 | Ulysses S. Grant 13 |
| Iowa | 8 | Ulysses S. Grant 8 |
| Kansas | 3 | Ulysses S. Grant 3 |
| Kentucky | 11 | Horatio Seymour 11 |
| Louisiana | 7 | Horatio Seymour 7 |
| Maine | 7 | Ulysses S. Grant 7 |
| Maryland | 7 | Horatio Seymour 7 |
| Massachusetts | 12 | Ulysses S. Grant 12 |
| Michigan | 8 | Ulysses S. Grant 8 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Ulysses S. Grant 4 |
| Mississippi | 0 | |
| Missouri | 11 | Ulysses S. Grant 11 |
| Nebraska | 3 | Ulysses S. Grant 3 |
| Nevada | 3 | Ulysses S. Grant 3 |
| New Hampshire | 5 | Ulysses S. Grant 5 |
| New Jersey | 7 | Horatio Seymour 7 |
| New York | 33 | Horatio Seymour 33 |
| North Carolina | 9 | Ulysses S. Grant 9 |
| Ohio | 21 | Ulysses S. Grant 21 |
| Oregon | 3 | Horatio Seymour 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 26 | Ulysses S. Grant 26 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | Ulysses S. Grant 4 |
| South Carolina | 6 | Ulysses S. Grant 6 |
| Tennessee | 10 | Ulysses S. Grant 10 |
| Texas | 0 | |
| Vermont | 5 | Ulysses S. Grant 5 |
| Virginia | 0 | |
| West Virginia | 5 | Ulysses S. Grant 5 |
| Wisconsin | 8 | Ulysses S. Grant 8 |
Results: final · complete coverage · Counted Electoral College votes; recorded popular votes
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses S. Grant | 3013650 | 52.663723866043156% | — | 214 |
| Horatio Seymour | 2708744 | 47.33547228105493% | — | 80 |
| Other candidates / recorded votes | 46 | 0.0008038529019089759% | — | 0 |
Electoral votes are the presidential votes actually recorded in the National Archives count, including split and faithless votes. The map uses modern state outlines as a geographic reference; these are not historical boundaries.
Minor popular-vote candidates not separately tabulated by the source are grouped as other recorded votes. Historical popular-vote figures and definitions can vary between compilations.
Mississippi, Texas and Virginia had not been readmitted and cast no counted electoral votes.
Sources & further reading
National Archives: 1868 electoral count and state allocations