1868 United States presidential election in Tennessee

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1868 United States presidential election in Tennessee

November 3, 1868

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 Grant   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Seymour   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Unknown/No vote

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 (D–New 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

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

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