1868 U.S. Presidential Election
Who won the 1868 U.S. Presidential Election?
Ulysses S. Grant won the 1868 U.S. Presidential Election. Ulysses S. Grant received 3,012,833 popular votes (52.7%) and 214 electoral votes. The main challenger was Horatio Seymour (47.3%).
See the full head-to-head between Grant and Seymour
Grant won the electoral college 214–80
47.3% popular · 2,703,249 votes
Running mate: Francis Preston Blair Jr.
Popular-vote counts come from official certified totals (1976–2024) and official public returns for earlier years, cross-checked against the MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial. Six states chose electors through their legislatures.