The 1868 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose 33 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
New York voted for the Democratic nominee, former Governor of New YorkHoratio Seymour, over the Republican nominee, GeneralUlysses S. Grant. Seymour won his home state by a very narrow margin of 1.18%, making him the first Democratic candidate since Franklin Pierce in 1852 to win the state. Seymour also became the first losing Democratic presidential candidate to win New York.
Results[]
1868 United States presidential election in New York[2]
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Popular vote
Electoral vote
Count
%
Count
%
Democratic
Horatio Seymour of New York
Francis Preston Blair, Jr. of Missouri
429,883
50.59%
33
100.00%
Republican
Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois
Schuyler Colfax of Indiana
419,888
49.41%
0
0.00%
Total
849,771
100.00%
33
100.00%
See also[]
United States presidential elections in New York
References[]
^Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.