1868 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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1868 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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 6 0 Popular vote 50,788 47,844 Percentage 51.49% 48.51%

President before election Andrew Johnson Democratic Elected President Ulysses S. Grant Republican

The 1868 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose 6 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Connecticut voted for the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant, over the Democratic nominee, Horatio Seymour. Grant won the state by a narrow margin of 2.98%.

Results

1868 United States presidential election in Connecticut
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois	Schuyler Colfax of Indiana	50,788	51.49%	6	100.00%
	Democratic	Horatio Seymour of New York	Francis Preston Blair, Jr. of Missouri	47,844	48.51%	0	0.00%
Total				98,632	100.00%	6	100.00%