1868 United States presidential election in Georgia

1868 United States presidential election in Georgia
	November 3, 1868
Seymour 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%	Grant 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
President before election; Andrew Johnson; National Union	Elected President ; Ulysses S. Grant; Republican

The 1868 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the wider United States presidential election. Voters chose 9 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The first readmission of Georgia to the Union occurred in 1868. The Seymour/Blair ticket carried the state of Georgia on election day. With 64.27% of the popular vote, Georgia would be Seymour's fourth strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Kentucky, Louisiana and Maryland.^[1]

Results

United States presidential election in Georgia, 1868 ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Horatio Seymour	102,707	64.27%	9
	Republican	Ulysses S. Grant	57,109	35.73%	0

References

^ "1868 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^ Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1868 Presidential General Election Results – Georgia

Notes

[1] "1868 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.

[2] Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1868 Presidential General Election Results – Georgia

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