1868 United States presidential election in Indiana

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1868 United States presidential election in Indiana

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 13 0 Popular vote 176,552 166,980 Percentage 51.39% 48.61%

County Results Grant   50-60%   60-70%   70–80% Seymour   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%

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

The 1868 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Indiana voted for the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant, over the Democratic nominee, Horatio Seymour. Grant won the state by a narrow margin of 2.78%.

Results

1868 United States presidential election in Indiana
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois	Schuyler Colfax of Indiana	176,552	51.39%	13	100.00%
	Democratic	Horatio Seymour of New York	Francis Preston Blair Jr. of Missouri	166,980	48.61%	0	0.00%
Total				343,532	100.00%	13	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Indiana