The1868 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the1868 United States presidential election . Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College , who voted forpresident andvice president .[ 1]
Missouri was won byUlysses S. Grant , formerly the 6thCommanding General of the United States Army (R -Ohio ), running withSpeaker of the House Schuyler Colfax , with 56.96% of the popular vote, against the18th governor of New York ,Horatio Seymour (D –New York ), running with formerSenator Francis Preston Blair Jr. , with 43.04% of the vote.[ 1]
Grant's victory in Missouri made him the second Republican presidential candidate to win the state, but the first to do so exclusively on the Republican ticket, as PresidentAbraham Lincoln had won the state on theNational Union ticket in1864 . Schuyler Colfax became the first Republican vice presidential candidate to win the state, as Lincoln's running mate on the National Union ticket in 1864 was DemocratAndrew Johnson . Grant would also be the last Republican to carry the state untilTheodore Roosevelt won it in1904 .
1868 United States Presidential Election in Missouri (By County)[ 2] County Ulysses S. GrantRepublican
Horatio SeymourDemocratic
Total Votes Cast # % # % Adair 930 76.35% 288 23.65% 1,218 Andrew 1,412 73.27% 515 26.73% 1,927 Atchison 781 81.02% 183 18.98% 964 Audrain 312 52.79% 279 47.21% 591 Barry 371 53.54% 322 46.46% 693 Barton 277 54.74% 229 45.26% 506 Bates 782 55.78% 620 44.22% 1,402 Benton 705 68.18% 329 31.82% 1,034 Bollinger 331 80.73% 79 19.27% 410 Boone 177 50.86% 171 49.14% 348 Buchanan 1,971 58.98% 1,371 41.02% 3,342 Caldwell 844 69.29% 374 30.71% 1,218 Callaway 202 34.59% 382 65.41% 584 Camden 406 75.46% 132 24.54% 538 Cape Girardeau 1,009 54.72% 835 45.28% 1,844 Carroll 967 54.42% 810 45.58% 1,777 Carter 33 45.21% 40 54.79% 73 Cass 1,010 46.54% 1,160 53.46% 2,170 Cedar 630 68.18% 294 31.82% 924 Chariton 799 48.93% 834 51.07% 1,633 Christian 573 82.09% 125 17.91% 698 Clark 1,080 78.15% 302 21.85% 1,382 Clay 293 48.27% 314 51.73% 607 Clinton 585 47.60% 644 52.40% 1,229 Cole 861 53.38% 752 46.62% 1,613 Cooper 972 66.67% 486 33.33% 1,458 Crawford 385 47.18% 431 52.82% 816 Dade 734 83.60% 144 16.40% 878 Dallas 620 75.70% 199 24.30% 819 Daviess 1,089 60.77% 703 39.23% 1,792 DeKalb 597 69.91% 257 30.09% 854 Dent 214 57.07% 161 42.93% 375 Douglas 445 95.09% 23 4.91% 468 Franklin 1,624 58.63% 1,146 41.37% 2,770 Gasconade 1,074 88.83% 135 11.17% 1,209 Gentry 769 63.45% 443 36.55% 1,212 Greene 1,304 63.80% 740 36.20% 2,044 Grundy 1,082 77.95% 306 22.05% 1,388 Harrison 1,428 75.04% 475 24.96% 1,903 Henry 980 57.99% 710 42.01% 1,690 Hickory 479 81.05% 112 18.95% 591 Holt 1,080 88.74% 137 11.26% 1,217 Howard 171 11.98% 1,256 88.02% 1,427 Howell 170 88.54% 22 11.46% 192 Iron 308 59.57% 209 40.43% 517 Jackson 1,441 32.07% 3,052 67.93% 4,493 Jasper 1,099 71.22% 444 28.78% 1,543 Jefferson 796 48.86% 833 51.14% 1,629 Johnson 1,512 63.72% 861 36.28% 2,373 Knox 759 68.94% 342 31.06% 1,101 Laclede 400 51.81% 372 48.19% 772 Lafayette 709 58.50% 503 41.50% 1,212 Lawrence 850 68.16% 397 31.84% 1,247 Lewis 830 50.15% 825 49.85% 1,655 Lincoln 459 53.87% 393 46.13% 852 Linn 1,216 65.17% 650 34.83% 1,866 Livingston 1,127 58.85% 788 41.15% 1,915 Macon 1,221 52.29% 1,114 47.71% 2,335 Madison 217 57.41% 161 42.59% 378 Maries 145 31.52% 315 68.48% 460 Marion 973 58.05% 703 41.95% 1,676 McDonald 193 82.48% 41 17.52% 234 Mercer 1,082 74.06% 379 25.94% 1,461 Miller 573 78.49% 157 21.51% 730 Mississippi 20 5.75% 328 94.25% 348 Moniteau 781 69.12% 349 30.88% 1,130 Monroe 174 11.79% 1,302 88.21% 1,476 Montgomery 703 59.38% 481 40.62% 1,184 Morgan 586 60.79% 378 39.21% 964 New Madrid 10 2.84% 342 97.16% 352 Newton 778 78.90% 208 21.10% 986 Nodaway 1,104 65.25% 588 34.75% 1,692 Oregon 5 2.14% 229 97.86% 234 Osage 634 48.84% 664 51.16% 1,298 Ozark 156 73.58% 56 26.42% 212 Pemiscot 3 2.00% 147 98.00% 150 Perry 602 51.37% 570 48.63% 1,172 Pettis 1,022 56.18% 797 43.82% 1,819 Phelps 530 56.68% 405 43.32% 935 Pike 1,008 38.37% 1,619 61.63% 2,627 Platte 567 42.79% 758 57.21% 1,325 Polk 892 68.35% 413 31.65% 1,305 Pulaski 176 61.75% 109 38.25% 285 Putnam 1,255 83.50% 248 16.50% 1,503 Ralls 225 53.70% 194 46.30% 419 Randolph 223 13.64% 1,412 86.36% 1,635 Ray 769 59.02% 534 40.98% 1,303 Reynolds 53 27.75% 138 72.25% 191 Ripley 45 29.41% 108 70.59% 153 Saline 602 61.49% 377 38.51% 979 Schuyler 509 67.96% 240 32.04% 749 Scotland 775 52.29% 707 47.71% 1,482 Scott 247 51.78% 230 48.22% 477 Shannon 4 3.27% 172 97.73% 176 Shelby 579 65.50% 305 35.50% 884 St. Charles 1,542 58.39% 1,099 41.61% 2,641 St. Clair 570 64.41% 315 35.59% 885 St. Francois 254 40.25% 377 59.75% 631 St. Louis 16,182 54.53% 13,491 45.47% 29,673 Ste. Genevieve 246 28.84% 607 71.16% 853 Stoddard 222 65.49% 117 34.51% 339 Stone 177 63.21% 103 36.79% 280 Sullivan 926 61.98% 568 38.02% 1,494 Taney 208 80.00% 52 20.00% 260 Texas 202 67.11% 99 32.89% 301 Vernon 341 36.98% 581 63.02% 922 Warren 851 69.87% 367 30.13% 1,218 Washington 419 36.72% 722 63.28% 1,141 Webster 548 62.13% 334 37.87% 882 Worth 369 51.39% 349 48.61% 718 Wright 298 74.87% 100 25.13% 398 Totals 86,860 56.96% 65,628 43.04% 152,488
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