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The1868 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the1868 United States presidential election. State voters chose four representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.[1]
Minnesota was won byUlysses S. Grant, formerly the 6thCommanding General of the United States Army (R-Illinois), running withSpeaker of the HouseSchuyler Colfax, with 60.88% of the popular vote, against the18thgovernor of New York,Horatio Seymour (D–New York), running with formerSenatorFrancis Preston Blair Jr., with 39.12% of the vote.[1]
| 1868 United States presidential election in Minnesota[1] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Republican | Ulysses S. Grant ofIllinois | Schuyler Colfax ofIndiana | 43,719 | 60.88% | 4 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Horatio Seymour ofNew York | Francis Preston Blair Jr. ofMissouri | 28,096 | 39.12% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 71,815 | 100.00% | 4 | 100.00% | ||||
| County | Ulysses Grant Republican | Horatio Seymour Democratic | Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Anoka | 424 | 58.73% | 298 | 41.27% | 126 | 17.45% | 722 |
| Benton | 153 | 51.00% | 147 | 49.00% | 6 | 2.00% | 300 |
| Blue Earth | 1,748 | 63.06% | 1,024 | 36.94% | 724 | 26.12% | 2,772 |
| Brown | 654 | 81.14% | 152 | 18.86% | 502 | 62.28% | 806 |
| Carlton | 26 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 26 | 100.00% | 26 |
| Carver | 799 | 44.91% | 980 | 55.09% | 181 | -10.17% | 1,779 |
| Chisago | 538 | 82.14% | 117 | 17.86% | 421 | 64.27% | 655 |
| Dakota | 1,612 | 47.34% | 1,793 | 52.66% | 181 | -5.32% | 3,405 |
| Dodge | 1,025 | 72.90% | 381 | 27.10% | 644 | 45.80% | 1,406 |
| Douglas | 562 | 84.13% | 106 | 15.87% | 456 | 68.26% | 668 |
| Faribault | 1,421 | 79.21% | 373 | 20.79% | 1,048 | 58.42% | 1,794 |
| Fillmore | 2,748 | 67.68% | 1,312 | 32.32% | 1,436 | 35.37% | 4,060 |
| Freeborn | 1,211 | 78.28% | 336 | 21.72% | 875 | 56.56% | 1,547 |
| Goodhue | 2,885 | 75.64% | 929 | 24.36% | 1,956 | 51.28% | 3,814 |
| Grant | 47 | 95.92% | 2 | 4.08% | 45 | 91.84% | 49 |
| Hennepin | 3,128 | 61.19% | 1,984 | 38.81% | 1,144 | 22.38% | 5,112 |
| Houston | 1,435 | 61.48% | 899 | 38.52% | 536 | 22.96% | 2,334 |
| Isanti | 263 | 90.07% | 29 | 9.93% | 234 | 80.14% | 292 |
| Jackson | 201 | 92.63% | 16 | 7.37% | 185 | 85.25% | 217 |
| Kanabec | 8 | 88.89% | 1 | 11.11% | 7 | 77.78% | 9 |
| Kandiyohi | 541 | 86.28% | 86 | 13.72% | 455 | 72.57% | 627 |
| Lake | 14 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 14 | 100.00% | 14 |
| Le Sueur | 876 | 44.44% | 1,095 | 55.56% | 219 | -11.11% | 1,971 |
| McLeod | 605 | 61.36% | 381 | 38.64% | 224 | 22.72% | 986 |
| Martin | 520 | 83.74% | 101 | 16.26% | 419 | 67.47% | 621 |
| Meeker | 600 | 67.80% | 285 | 32.20% | 315 | 35.59% | 885 |
| Mille Lacs | 118 | 74.21% | 41 | 25.79% | 77 | 48.43% | 159 |
| Morrison | 68 | 32.85% | 139 | 67.15% | 71 | -34.30% | 207 |
| Mower | 1,239 | 72.54% | 469 | 27.46% | 770 | 45.08% | 1,708 |
| Nicollet | 780 | 61.66% | 485 | 38.34% | 295 | 23.32% | 1,265 |
| Olmsted | 2,368 | 64.42% | 1,308 | 35.58% | 1,060 | 28.84% | 3,676 |
| Otter Tail | 105 | 82.68% | 22 | 17.32% | 83 | 65.35% | 127 |
| Pine | 35 | 87.50% | 5 | 12.50% | 30 | 75.00% | 40 |
| Pope | 311 | 83.38% | 62 | 16.62% | 249 | 66.76% | 373 |
| Ramsey | 1,669 | 46.39% | 1,929 | 53.61% | 260 | -7.23% | 3,598 |
| Redwood | 158 | 94.61% | 9 | 5.39% | 149 | 89.22% | 167 |
| Renville | 312 | 81.68% | 70 | 18.32% | 242 | 63.35% | 382 |
| Rice | 1,785 | 58.51% | 1,266 | 41.49% | 519 | 17.01% | 3,051 |
| St Louis | 66 | 76.74% | 20 | 23.26% | 46 | 53.49% | 86 |
| Scott | 478 | 24.75% | 1,453 | 75.25% | 975 | -50.49% | 1,931 |
| Sherburne | 205 | 58.07% | 148 | 41.93% | 57 | 16.15% | 353 |
| Sibley | 380 | 34.99% | 706 | 65.01% | 326 | -30.02% | 1,086 |
| Stearns | 1,029 | 40.31% | 1,524 | 59.69% | 495 | -19.39% | 2,553 |
| Steele | 1,137 | 69.33% | 503 | 30.67% | 634 | 38.66% | 1,640 |
| Todd | 161 | 82.14% | 35 | 17.86% | 126 | 64.29% | 196 |
| Wabasha | 1,831 | 61.59% | 1,142 | 38.41% | 689 | 23.18% | 2,973 |
| Waseca | 817 | 61.20% | 518 | 38.80% | 299 | 22.40% | 1,335 |
| Washington | 1,061 | 60.01% | 707 | 39.99% | 354 | 20.02% | 1,768 |
| Watonwan | 199 | 77.73% | 57 | 22.27% | 142 | 55.47% | 256 |
| Winona | 2,378 | 54.01% | 2,025 | 45.99% | 353 | 8.02% | 4,403 |
| Wright | 985 | 61.26% | 623 | 38.74% | 362 | 22.51% | 1,608 |
| Totals | 43,719 | 60.88% | 28,096[a] | 39.12% | 15,623 | 21.75% | 71,815 |
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