1868 United States presidential election in West Virginia
November 3, 1868
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County results
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The 1868 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. State voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[1]
West Virginia was won by Ulysses S. Grant, formerly the 6th Commanding General of the United States Army (R-Illinois), running with Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax, with 58.83 percent of the popular vote, against the 18th governor of New York, Horatio Seymour (D–New York), running with former Missouri Senator Francis Preston Blair Jr., with 41.17 percent of the vote.[1]
During this time, West Virginia barred former Confederates from voting, requiring an oath of loyalty to the Union from all voters.[2][3]
Results
| 1868 United States presidential election in West Virginia[1] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Republican | Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois | Schuyler Colfax of Indiana | 29,015 | 58.83% | 5 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Horatio Seymour of New York | Francis Preston Blair Jr. of Missouri | 20,306 | 41.17% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 49,321 | 100.00% | 5 | 100.00% | ||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c "1868 Presidential General Election Results — West Virginia".
- ^ Ambler and Summers, West Virginia: The Mountain State, pp.264–280.
- ^ Foner, Eric (2014). Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863–1877 (Updated ed.). New York, NY: HarperCollins. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-06-235451-8.