Horatio Seymour
★ Governor
- Born
- May 31, 1810
- Died
- February 12, 1886
- Age at death
- 75
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1850–1868
2-4
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Seymour4.0M
Opponents4.3M
Total Electoral Votes
Seymour80
Opponents214
6
Elections run
Between 1850 and 1868, Horatio Seymour ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (Governor and President), winning 2 and losing 4. Seymour's biggest single-election total was 2,703,249 votes, in the 1868 U.S. presidential election. Seymour's closest win came in the 1862 governor election in New York, decided by 10,752 votes.
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How many votes has Horatio Seymour received?
Horatio Seymour has received 3,997,392 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–4, plus 80 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | Presidentwith Francis Preston Blair Jr. | Lost | 2,703,249 (47.3%)80 EV | Ulysses S. Grant |
| 1864 | GovernorNew York | Lost | 352,52649.43% | Reuben E. Fenton |
| 1862 | GovernorNew York | Won | 306,64950.89% | James S. Wadsworth |
| 1854 | GovernorNew York | Lost | 156,49533.32% | Myron Clark |
| 1852 | GovernorNew York | Won | 264,12150.31% | Washington Hunt (head-to-head) |
| 1850 | GovernorNew York | Lost | 214,35249.58% | Washington Hunt (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q887320). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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