1868 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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1868 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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 62,301 45,237 Percentage 57.93% 42.07%

County Results Grant   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   90-100% 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 South Carolina 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. This would be the first time in South Carolina's history where the popular vote was used in the state during the presidential election, with previous elections having used the state legislature.

South Carolina voted for the Republican nominee, General Ulysses S. Grant, over the Democratic nominee, former Governor of New York Horatio Seymour. Grant won the state by a margin of 15.86%.

Results

1868 United States presidential election in South Carolina
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois	Schuyler Colfax of Indiana	62,301	57.93%	6	100.00%
	Democratic	Horatio Seymour of New York	Francis Preston Blair Jr. of Missouri	45,237	42.07%	0	0.00%
Total				107,538	100.00%	6	100.00%