The 1868 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. North Carolina voters chose 9 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[1]
North Carolina was won by Ulysses S. Grant, formerly the 6th Commanding General of the United States Army (R-Ohio), running with Speaker of the HouseSchuyler Colfax, with 53.41% of the popular vote, against the 18thgovernor of New York, Horatio Seymour(D–New York), running with former SenatorFrancis Preston Blair, Jr., with 46.59% of the vote.[1]
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United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1868[1]