1868 United States presidential election in Ohio County Results
Grant
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Seymour
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
The1868 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 3, 1868, as part of the1868 United States presidential election . State voters chose 21 electors to theElectoral College , who voted forpresident andvice president .
Ohio was won by theRepublican Party candidate, Ohio native and GeneralUlysses S. Grant , who won the state with 54.00% of the popular vote. TheDemocratic Party candidate,Horatio Seymour , garnered 46.00% of the popular vote.[ 1] This was the first time that Ohio voted less Republican than South Carolina.
County Ulysses S. Grant [ 2] RepublicanHoratio Seymour [ 2] DemocraticMargin Total votes cast # % # % # % # Adams 2,044 47.63% 2,247 52.37% -203 -4.73% 4,291 Allen 1,892 42.15% 2,597 57.85% -705 -15.71% 4,489 Ashland 2,205 46.83% 2,504 53.17% -299 -6.35% 4,709 Ashtabula 6,108 81.35% 1,400 18.65% 4,708 62.71% 7,508 Athens 2,908 64.62% 1,592 35.38% 1,316 29.24% 4,500 Auglaize 1,266 31.49% 2,754 68.51% -1,488 -37.01% 4,020 Belmont 3,893 50.20% 3,862 49.80% 31 0.40% 7,755 Brown 2,715 45.61% 3,238 54.39% -523 -8.79% 5,953 Butler 3,298 40.01% 4,945 59.99% -1,647 -19.98% 8,243 Carroll 1,807 58.37% 1,289 41.63% 518 16.73% 3,096 Champaign 2,954 58.01% 2,138 41.99% 816 16.03% 5,092 Clark 3,928 64.12% 2,198 35.88% 1,730 28.24% 6,126 Clermont 3,475 49.16% 3,594 50.84% -119 -1.68% 7,069 Clinton 2,922 64.92% 1,579 35.08% 1,343 29.84% 4,501 Columbiana 4,881 62.42% 2,938 37.58% 1,943 24.85% 7,819 Coshocton 2,176 45.35% 2,622 54.65% -446 -9.30% 4,798 Crawford 2,019 35.89% 3,607 64.11% -1,588 -28.23% 5,626 Cuyahoga 12,582 61.15% 7,993 38.85% 4,589 22.30% 20,575 Darke 2,989 48.73% 3,145 51.27% -156 -2.54% 6,134 Defiance 1,108 36.85% 1,899 63.15% -791 -26.31% 3,007 Delaware 2,976 57.84% 2,169 42.16% 807 15.69% 5,145 Erie 3,130 62.43% 1,884 37.57% 1,246 24.85% 5,014 Fairfield 2,439 37.44% 4,076 62.56% -1,637 -25.13% 6,515 Fayette 1,970 58.88% 1,376 41.12% 594 17.75% 3,346 Franklin 5,079 41.64% 7,119 58.36% -2,040 -16.72% 12,198 Fulton 2,171 65.37% 1,150 34.63% 1,021 30.74% 3,321 Gallia 2,678 62.31% 1,620 37.69% 1,058 24.62% 4,298 Geauga 2,892 81.88% 640 18.12% 2,252 63.76% 3,532 Greene 4,233 69.83% 1,829 30.17% 2,404 39.66% 6,062 Guernsey 2,743 58.46% 1,949 41.54% 794 16.92% 4,692 Hamilton 24,167 56.29% 18,768 43.71% 5,399 12.57% 42,935 Hancock 2,279 47.41% 2,528 52.59% -249 -5.18% 4,807 Hardin 1,884 51.62% 1,766 48.38% 118 3.23% 3,650 Harrison 2,267 58.32% 1,620 41.68% 647 16.65% 3,887 Henry 1,156 42.19% 1,584 57.81% -428 -15.62% 2,740 Highland 3,038 51.60% 2,850 48.40% 188 3.19% 5,888 Hocking 1,369 39.34% 2,111 60.66% -742 -21.32% 3,480 Holmes 1,083 27.47% 2,859 72.53% -1,776 -45.05% 3,942 Huron 4,019 64.18% 2,243 35.82% 1,776 28.36% 6,262 Jackson 2,083 56.37% 1,612 43.63% 471 12.75% 3,695 Jefferson 3,394 61.59% 2,117 38.41% 1,277 23.17% 5,511 Knox 2,908 51.25% 2,766 48.75% 142 2.50% 5,674 Lake 2,909 76.59% 889 23.41% 2,020 53.19% 3,798 Lawrence 3,159 65.73% 1,647 34.27% 1,512 31.46% 4,806 Licking 3,487 44.03% 4,432 55.97% -945 -11.93% 7,919 Logan 2,778 61.08% 1,770 38.92% 1,008 22.16% 4,548 Lorain 4,443 69.72% 1,930 30.28% 2,513 39.43% 6,373 Lucas 4,873 61.22% 3,087 38.78% 1,786 22.44% 7,960 Madison 1,682 52.04% 1,550 47.96% 132 4.08% 3,232 Mahoning 3,387 55.13% 2,757 44.87% 630 10.25% 6,144 Marion 1,548 44.43% 1,936 55.57% -388 -11.14% 3,484 Medina 2,886 63.03% 1,693 36.97% 1,193 26.05% 4,579 Meigs 3,548 63.64% 2,027 36.36% 1,521 27.28% 5,575 Mercer 884 26.97% 2,394 73.03% -1,510 -46.06% 3,278 Miami 3,958 59.82% 2,659 40.18% 1,299 19.63% 6,617 Monroe 1,443 29.81% 3,397 70.19% -1,954 -40.37% 4,840 Montgomery 6,502 51.54% 6,113 48.46% 389 3.08% 12,615 Morgan 2,521 57.09% 1,895 42.91% 626 14.18% 4,416 Morrow 2,469 58.24% 1,770 41.76% 699 16.49% 4,239 Muskingum 4,677 50.78% 4,534 49.22% 143 1.55% 9,211 Noble 2,204 56.24% 1,715 43.76% 489 12.48% 3,919 Ottawa 963 42.48% 1,304 57.52% -341 -15.04% 2,267 Paulding 834 57.24% 623 42.76% 211 14.48% 1,457 Perry 1,725 46.48% 1,986 53.52% -261 -7.03% 3,711 Pickaway 2,176 44.40% 2,725 55.60% -549 -11.20% 4,901 Pike 1,155 40.08% 1,727 59.92% -572 -19.85% 2,882 Portage 3,604 60.41% 2,362 39.59% 1,242 20.82% 5,966 Preble 2,738 58.93% 1,908 41.07% 830 17.86% 4,646 Putnam 1,184 37.15% 2,003 62.85% -819 -25.70% 3,187 Richland 3,300 46.78% 3,754 53.22% -454 -6.44% 7,054 Ross 3,230 46.98% 3,645 53.02% -415 -6.04% 6,875 Sandusky 2,443 46.19% 2,846 53.81% -403 -7.62% 5,289 Scioto 2,904 57.00% 2,191 43.00% 713 13.99% 5,095 Seneca 2,977 45.68% 3,540 54.32% -563 -8.64% 6,517 Shelby 1,626 41.69% 2,274 58.31% -648 -16.62% 3,900 Stark 5,601 53.10% 4,948 46.90% 653 6.19% 10,549 Summit 4,634 65.47% 2,444 34.53% 2,190 30.94% 7,078 Trumbull 5,338 69.77% 2,313 30.23% 3,025 39.54% 7,651 Tuscarawas 3,145 47.82% 3,432 52.18% -287 -4.36% 6,577 Union 2,361 61.89% 1,454 38.11% 907 23.77% 3,815 Van Wert 1,547 51.95% 1,431 48.05% 116 3.90% 2,978 Vinton 1,499 49.10% 1,554 50.90% -55 -1.80% 3,053 Warren 3,917 67.63% 1,875 32.37% 2,042 35.26% 5,792 Washington 4,258 54.20% 3,598 45.80% 660 8.40% 7,856 Wayne 3,557 48.24% 3,816 51.76% -259 -3.51% 7,373 Williams 2,280 55.69% 1,814 44.31% 466 11.38% 4,094 Wood 2,957 60.99% 1,891 39.01% 1,066 21.99% 4,848 Wyandot 1,734 44.19% 2,190 55.81% -456 -11.62% 3,924 Totals 280,173 54.00% 238,620 46.00% 41,553 8.01% 518,793