1868 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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1868 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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 80,225 33,263 Percentage 70.69% 29.31%

Parish Results Seymour   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% Grant   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%

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

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

Louisiana voted for the Democratic nominee, former Governor of New York Horatio Seymour, over the Republican nominee, General Ulysses S. Grant. Seymour won the state by a margin of 41.38%.

With 70.69% of the popular vote, Louisiana would be Seymour's second strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Kentucky.

Results

1868 United States presidential election in Louisiana
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Horatio Seymour of New York	Francis Preston Blair, Jr. of Missouri	80,225	70.69%	7	100.00%
	Republican	Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois	Schuyler Colfax of Indiana	33,263	29.31%	0	0.00%
Total				113,488	100.00%	7	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Louisiana