1868 United States presidential election in Kansas

Election in Kansas

1868 United States presidential election in Kansas

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Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horatio Seymour
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Illinois New York
Running mate Schuyler Colfax Francis Preston Blair, Jr.
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 30,027 13,600
Percentage 68.82% 31.17%

County results

Grant

  50–60%
  60–70%
  70–80%
  80–90%
  90–100%

Seymour

  50–60%
  70–80%

Unknown/No vote

  


President before election

Andrew Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

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

Kansas voted for the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant, over the Democratic nominee, Horatio Seymour. Grant won the state by a margin of 37.65%.

With 68.82% of the popular vote, Kansas would be Grant's third strongest victory in terms of popular vote percentage after Vermont and Massachusetts.[1]

Results

1868 United States presidential election in Kansas[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois Schuyler Colfax of Indiana 30,027 68.82% 3 100.00%
Democratic Horatio Seymour of New York Francis Preston Blair, Jr. of Missouri 13,600 31.17% 0 0.00%
N/A Others Others 3 0.01% 0 0.00%
Total 43,630 100.00% 3 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ^ "1868 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "1868 Presidential General Election Results - Kansas".


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