The 1868 United States presidential election in Maryland 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.
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Maryland voted for the Democratic nominee, Horatio Seymour over the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant. Seymour won the state by a margin of 34.4%.
With 67.2% of the popular vote, Maryland would be Seymour's third strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Kentucky and Louisiana.[1] To date this is the best performance by a Democrat in Maryland history.
ResultsEdit
| 1868 United States presidential election in Maryland[2] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | Horatio Seymour of New York | Francis Preston Blair, Jr. of Missouri | 62,357 | 67.20% | 7 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican | Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois | Schuyler Colfax of Indiana | 30,438 | 32.80% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 92,795 | 100.00% | 7 | 100.00% | ||||
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "1868 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ "1868 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland".
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