1868 United States presidential election in New Jersey

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1868 United States presidential election in New Jersey

November 3, 1868

Nominee Horatio Seymour Ulysses S. Grant Party Democratic Republican Home state New York Illinois Running mate Francis Preston Blair, Jr. Schuyler Colfax Electoral vote 7 0 Popular vote 83,001 80,131 Percentage 50.88% 49.12%

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

The 1868 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose 7 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

New Jersey voted for the Democratic nominee, former Governor of New York Horatio Seymour, over the Republican nominee, General Ulysses S. Grant. Seymour won by a very narrow margin of 1.76%.

Results

1868 United States presidential election in New Jersey
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Horatio Seymour of New York	Francis Preston Blair, Jr. of Missouri	83,001	50.88%	7	100.00%
	Republican	Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois	Schuyler Colfax of Indiana	80,131	49.12%	0	0.00%
Total				163,132	100.00%	7	100.00%