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.
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.
Results + General Election ResultsNevada State Archives, Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the General Election held in the State of Nevada on the 3rd day of November A.D. 1868Party Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant J. W. Haines6,480 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant A. L. Page6,476 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Charles E. De Long6,474 Democratic Party Horatio Seymour William M. Seawell5,218 Democratic Party Horatio Seymour R. B. Ellis5,215 Democratic Party Horatio Seymour William Woodburn5,215Votes cast 11,698
Results by county Ulysses S. GrantRepublican Horatio SeymourDemocratic Margin Total votes cast County # % # % # %Churchill7550.00%7550.00%00.00%150Douglas25668.45%11831.55%13836.90%374Esmeralda26757.42%19842.58%6914.84%465Humboldt31352.25%28647.75%274.51%599Lander1,00050.13%99549.87%50.25%1,995Lincoln5047.17%5652.83%-6-5.66%106Lyon48858.72%34341.28%14517.45%831Nye35350.00%35350.00%00.00%706Ormsby50054.35%42045.65%808.70%920Storey2,31957.15%1,73942.85%58014.29%4,058Washoe85957.50%63542.50%22414.99%1,494Totals6,48055.39%5,21844.61%1,26210.79%11,698
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Churchill (became tied)
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Nye (became tied) Lincoln
See also United States presidential elections in Nevada
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