1868 United States presidential election in Ohio

The 1868 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. State voters chose 21 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1868 United States presidential election in Ohio

← 1864 November 3, 1868 1872 →
 
Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horatio Seymour
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Illinois New York
Running mate Schuyler Colfax Francis P. Blair, Jr.
Electoral vote 21 0
Popular vote 280,167 238,621
Percentage 54.00% 46.00%

County Results

President before election

Andrew Johnson
National Union

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

Ohio was won by the Republican Party candidate, Ohio native and General Ulysses S. Grant, who won the state with 54.00% of the popular vote. The Democratic Party candidate, Horatio Seymour, garnered 46.00% of the popular vote.[1]

Results edit

1868 United States presidential election in Ohio
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Ulysses S. Grant 280,167 54.00% 21
Democratic Horatio Seymour 238,621 46.00% 0
Totals 518,788 100.0% 21

Results by county edit

County Ulysses S. Grant[2]
Republican
Horatio Seymour[2]
Democratic
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % #
Adams 2,044 47.63% 2,247 52.37% -203 -4.73% 4,291
Allen 1,892 42.15% 2,597 57.85% -705 -15.71% 4,489
Ashland 2,205 46.83% 2,504 53.17% -299 -6.35% 4,709
Ashtabula 6,108 81.35% 1,400 18.65% 4,708 62.71% 7,508
Athens 2,908 64.62% 1,592 35.38% 1,316 29.24% 4,500
Auglaize 1,266 31.49% 2,754 68.51% -1,488 -37.01% 4,020
Belmont 3,893 50.20% 3,862 49.80% 31 0.40% 7,755
Brown 2,715 45.61% 3,238 54.39% -523 -8.79% 5,953
Butler 3,298 40.01% 4,945 59.99% -1,647 -19.98% 8,243
Carroll 1,807 58.37% 1,289 41.63% 518 16.73% 3,096
Champaign 2,954 58.01% 2,138 41.99% 816 16.03% 5,092
Clark 3,928 64.12% 2,198 35.88% 1,730 28.24% 6,126
Clermont 3,475 49.16% 3,594 50.84% -119 -1.68% 7,069
Clinton 2,922 64.92% 1,579 35.08% 1,343 29.84% 4,501
Columbiana 4,881 62.42% 2,938 37.58% 1,943 24.85% 7,819
Coshocton 2,176 45.35% 2,622 54.65% -446 -9.30% 4,798
Crawford 2,019 35.89% 3,607 64.11% -1,588 -28.23% 5,626
Cuyahoga 12,582 61.15% 7,993 38.85% 4,589 22.30% 20,575
Darke 2,989 48.73% 3,145 51.27% -156 -2.54% 6,134
Defiance 1,108 36.85% 1,899 63.15% -791 -26.31% 3,007
Delaware 2,976 57.84% 2,169 42.16% 807 15.69% 5,145
Erie 3,130 62.43% 1,884 37.57% 1,246 24.85% 5,014
Fairfield 2,439 37.44% 4,076 62.56% -1,637 -25.13% 6,515
Fayette 1,970 58.88% 1,376 41.12% 594 17.75% 3,346
Franklin 5,079 41.64% 7,119 58.36% -2,040 -16.72% 12,198
Fulton 2,171 65.37% 1,150 34.63% 1,021 30.74% 3,321
Gallia 2,678 62.31% 1,620 37.69% 1,058 24.62% 4,298
Geauga 2,892 81.88% 640 18.12% 2,252 63.76% 3,532
Greene 4,233 69.83% 1,829 30.17% 2,404 39.66% 6,062
Guernsey 2,743 58.46% 1,949 41.54% 794 16.92% 4,692
Hamilton 24,167 56.29% 18,768 43.71% 5,399 12.57% 42,935
Hancock 2,279 47.41% 2,528 52.59% -249 -5.18% 4,807
Hardin 1,884 51.62% 1,766 48.38% 118 3.23% 3,650
Harrison 2,267 58.32% 1,620 41.68% 647 16.65% 3,887
Henry 1,156 42.19% 1,584 57.81% -428 -15.62% 2,740
Highland 3,038 51.60% 2,850 48.40% 188 3.19% 5,888
Hocking 1,369 39.34% 2,111 60.66% -742 -21.32% 3,480
Holmes 1,083 27.47% 2,859 72.53% -1,776 -45.05% 3,942
Huron 4,019 64.18% 2,243 35.82% 1,776 28.36% 6,262
Jackson 2,083 56.37% 1,612 43.63% 471 12.75% 3,695
Jefferson 3,394 61.59% 2,117 38.41% 1,277 23.17% 5,511
Knox 2,908 51.25% 2,766 48.75% 142 2.50% 5,674
Lake 2,909 76.59% 889 23.41% 2,020 53.19% 3,798
Lawrence 3,159 65.73% 1,647 34.27% 1,512 31.46% 4,806
Licking 3,487 44.03% 4,432 55.97% -945 -11.93% 7,919
Logan 2,778 61.08% 1,770 38.92% 1,008 22.16% 4,548
Lorain 4,443 69.72% 1,930 30.28% 2,513 39.43% 6,373
Lucas 4,873 61.22% 3,087 38.78% 1,786 22.44% 7,960
Madison 1,682 52.04% 1,550 47.96% 132 4.08% 3,232
Mahoning 3,387 55.13% 2,757 44.87% 630 10.25% 6,144
Marion 1,548 44.43% 1,936 55.57% -388 -11.14% 3,484
Medina 2,886 63.03% 1,693 36.97% 1,193 26.05% 4,579
Meigs 3,548 63.64% 2,027 36.36% 1,521 27.28% 5,575
Mercer 884 26.97% 2,394 73.03% -1,510 -46.06% 3,278
Miami 3,958 59.82% 2,659 40.18% 1,299 19.63% 6,617
Monroe 1,443 29.81% 3,397 70.19% -1,954 -40.37% 4,840
Montgomery 6,502 51.54% 6,113 48.46% 389 3.08% 12,615
Morgan 2,521 57.09% 1,895 42.91% 626 14.18% 4,416
Morrow 2,469 58.24% 1,770 41.76% 699 16.49% 4,239
Muskingum 4,677 50.78% 4,534 49.22% 143 1.55% 9,211
Noble 2,204 56.24% 1,715 43.76% 489 12.48% 3,919
Ottawa 963 42.48% 1,304 57.52% -341 -15.04% 2,267
Paulding 834 57.24% 623 42.76% 211 14.48% 1,457
Perry 1,725 46.48% 1,986 53.52% -261 -7.03% 3,711
Pickaway 2,176 44.40% 2,725 55.60% -549 -11.20% 4,901
Pike 1,155 40.08% 1,727 59.92% -572 -19.85% 2,882
Portage 3,604 60.41% 2,362 39.59% 1,242 20.82% 5,966
Preble 2,738 58.93% 1,908 41.07% 830 17.86% 4,646
Putnam 1,184 37.15% 2,003 62.85% -819 -25.70% 3,187
Richland 3,300 46.78% 3,754 53.22% -454 -6.44% 7,054
Ross 3,230 46.98% 3,645 53.02% -415 -6.04% 6,875
Sandusky 2,443 46.19% 2,846 53.81% -403 -7.62% 5,289
Scioto 2,904 57.00% 2,191 43.00% 713 13.99% 5,095
Seneca 2,977 45.68% 3,540 54.32% -563 -8.64% 6,517
Shelby 1,626 41.69% 2,274 58.31% -648 -16.62% 3,900
Stark 5,601 53.10% 4,948 46.90% 653 6.19% 10,549
Summit 4,634 65.47% 2,444 34.53% 2,190 30.94% 7,078
Trumbull 5,338 69.77% 2,313 30.23% 3,025 39.54% 7,651
Tuscarawas 3,145 47.82% 3,432 52.18% -287 -4.36% 6,577
Union 2,361 61.89% 1,454 38.11% 907 23.77% 3,815
Van Wert 1,547 51.95% 1,431 48.05% 116 3.90% 2,978
Vinton 1,499 49.10% 1,554 50.90% -55 -1.80% 3,053
Warren 3,917 67.63% 1,875 32.37% 2,042 35.26% 5,792
Washington 4,258 54.20% 3,598 45.80% 660 8.40% 7,856
Wayne 3,557 48.24% 3,816 51.76% -259 -3.51% 7,373
Williams 2,280 55.69% 1,814 44.31% 466 11.38% 4,094
Wood 2,957 60.99% 1,891 39.01% 1,066 21.99% 4,848
Wyandot 1,734 44.19% 2,190 55.81% -456 -11.62% 3,924
Totals 280,173 54.00% 238,620 46.00% 41,553 8.01% 518,793

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "1868 Presidential General Election Results - Ohio". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Géoelections; Presidential election of 1868 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)