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1868 United States presidential election in Tennessee

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1868 United States presidential election in Tennessee
← 1864 November 3, 1868 1872 →
 
Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horatio Seymour
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Illinois New York
Running mate Schuyler Colfax Francis Preston Blair Jr.
Electoral vote 10 0
Popular vote 56,628 26,129
Percentage 68.43% 31.57%

County results

President before election

Andrew Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

The 1868 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Tennessee voters chose 10 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[1]

Tennessee was won by Ulysses S. Grant, formerly the 6th Commanding General of the United States Army (R-Illinois), running with Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax, with 68.43% of the popular vote, against the 18th governor of New York, Horatio Seymour (DNew York), running with former Senator Francis Preston Blair Jr., with 31.57% of the vote.[1]

With 68.43% of the popular vote, Tennessee would be Grant's fourth strongest victory in terms of popular vote percentage after Vermont, Massachusetts and Kansas.[2]

This was the last presidential election in which Tennessee would back the Republican nominee until 1920.

Results

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United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1868[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois Schuyler Colfax of Indiana 56,628 68.43% 10 100.00%
Democratic Horatio Seymour of New York Francis Preston Blair Jr. of Missouri 26,129 31.57% 0 0.00%
Total 82,757 100.00% 10 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ a b c "1864 Presidential Election Results Tennessee".
  2. ^ "1868 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.