The 1868 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Nevada voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[1]
Nevada was won by Ulysses S. Grant, formerly the 6th Commanding General of the United States Army (R-Illinois), running with Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax, with 55.39% of the popular vote, against the 18th governor of New York, Horatio Seymour (D–New York), running with former Senator Francis Preston Blair Jr., with 44.61% of the vote.[1]
Results
Results by county
|
|
Ulysses S. Grant
Republican
|
Horatio Seymour
Democratic
|
Margin
|
Total votes cast[b]
|
| County
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
| Churchill
|
75
|
50.00%
|
75
|
50.00%
|
0[c]
|
0.00%
|
150
|
| Douglas
|
256
|
68.45%
|
118
|
31.55%
|
138
|
36.90%
|
374
|
| Esmeralda
|
267
|
57.42%
|
198
|
42.58%
|
69
|
14.84%
|
465
|
| Humboldt
|
313
|
52.25%
|
286
|
47.75%
|
27
|
4.51%
|
599
|
| Lander
|
1,000
|
50.13%
|
995
|
49.87%
|
5
|
0.25%
|
1,995
|
| Lincoln
|
50
|
47.17%
|
56
|
52.83%
|
-6
|
-5.66%
|
106
|
| Lyon
|
488
|
58.72%
|
343
|
41.28%
|
145
|
17.45%
|
831
|
| Nye
|
353
|
50.00%
|
353
|
50.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
706
|
| Ormsby
|
500
|
54.35%
|
420
|
45.65%
|
80
|
8.70%
|
920
|
| Storey
|
2,319
|
57.15%
|
1,739
|
42.85%
|
580
|
14.29%
|
4,058
|
| Washoe
|
859
|
57.50%
|
635
|
42.50%
|
224
|
14.99%
|
1,494
|
| Totals |
6,480 |
55.39% |
5,218 |
44.61% |
1,262 |
10.79% |
11,698
|
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
Notes
- ^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
- ^ Based on highest elector on each ticket
- ^ Using the highest elector on the Republican ticket results in a tie, although the other two Republican electors received 76 votes each in this county
References