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The1868 United States presidential election in California was held on November 3, 1868, as part of the1868 United States presidential election. State voters chose five representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
California narrowly voted for theRepublican nominee,UniongeneralUlysses S. Grant, over theDemocratic nominee,DNC chairHoratio Seymour by a margin barely over 500 votes. Additionally, this was the last time until1968 where a Republican won theWhite House without carryingSanta Clara County.
| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | Alfred Reddington | 54,592 | |
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | John B. Felton | 54,588 | |
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | O. H. La Grange | 54,576 | |
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | D. B. Hoffman | 54,565[a][2] | |
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | Charles Westmoreland | 54,551 | |
| Democratic Party | Horatio Seymour | Thomas J. Henley | 54,078 | |
| Democratic Party | Horatio Seymour | W. T. Wallace | 54,069 | |
| Democratic Party | Horatio Seymour | E. J. C. Kewen | 54,068 | |
| Democratic Party | Horatio Seymour | A. D. Dibble | 54,068 | |
| Democratic Party | Horatio Seymour | George Pearce | 54,061 | |
| Votes cast[b] | 108,670 | |||
| County | Ulysses S. Grant Republican | Horatio Seymour Democratic | Margin | Total votes cast[c] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alameda | 1,860 | 59.58% | 1,262 | 40.42% | 598 | 19.15% | 3,122 |
| Alpine | 154 | 69.68% | 67 | 30.32% | 87 | 39.37% | 221 |
| Amador | 1,110 | 47.56% | 1,224 | 52.44% | -114 | -4.88% | 2,334 |
| Butte | 1,279 | 50.67% | 1,245 | 49.33% | 34 | 1.35% | 2,524 |
| Calaveras | 1,143 | 52.12% | 1,050 | 47.88% | 93 | 4.24% | 2,193 |
| Colusa | 359 | 33.93% | 699 | 66.07% | −340 | −32.14% | 1,058 |
| Contra Costa | 1,091 | 59.65% | 738 | 40.35% | 353 | 19.30% | 1,829 |
| Del Norte | 162 | 48.36% | 173 | 51.64% | -11 | -3.28% | 335 |
| El Dorado | 1,676 | 49.90% | 1,683 | 50.10% | -7 | -0.21% | 3,359 |
| Fresno | 72 | 15.89% | 381 | 84.11% | −309 | −68.21% | 453 |
| Humboldt | 769 | 60.27% | 507 | 39.73% | 262 | 20.53% | 1,276 |
| Inyo | 113 | 53.05% | 100 | 46.95% | 13 | 6.10% | 213 |
| Kern | 208 | 33.02% | 422 | 66.98% | −214 | −33.97% | 630 |
| Klamath | 137 | 42.28% | 187 | 57.72% | −50 | −15.43% | 324 |
| Lake | 248 | 35.33% | 454 | 64.67% | −206 | −29.34% | 702 |
| Lassen | 210 | 63.25% | 122 | 36.75% | 88 | 26.51% | 332 |
| Los Angeles | 748 | 37.70% | 1,236 | 62.30% | -488 | -24.60% | 1,984 |
| Marin | 528 | 54.94% | 433 | 45.06% | 95 | 9.89% | 961 |
| Mariposa | 456 | 40.75% | 663 | 59.25% | -207 | -18.50% | 1,119 |
| Mendocino | 621 | 38.26% | 1,002 | 61.74% | −381 | −23.48% | 1,623 |
| Merced | 98 | 26.49% | 272 | 73.51% | −174 | −47.03% | 370 |
| Mono | 148 | 62.45% | 89 | 37.55% | 59 | 24.89% | 237 |
| Monterey | 580 | 46.66% | 663 | 53.34% | -83 | -6.68% | 1,243 |
| Napa | 752 | 52.37% | 684 | 47.63% | 68 | 4.74% | 1,436 |
| Nevada | 3,014 | 55.11% | 2,455 | 44.89% | 559 | 10.22% | 5,469 |
| Placer | 1,987 | 61.71% | 1,233 | 38.29% | 754 | 23.42% | 3,220 |
| Plumas | 712 | 56.24% | 554 | 43.76% | 158 | 12.48% | 1,266 |
| Sacramento | 3,207 | 59.14% | 2,216 | 40.86% | 991 | 18.27% | 5,423 |
| San Bernardino | 263 | 41.03% | 378 | 58.97% | -115 | -17.94% | 641 |
| San Diego | 129 | 35.44% | 235 | 64.56% | -106 | -29.12% | 364 |
| San Francisco | 12,183 | 47.29% | 13,582 | 52.71% | -1,399 | -5.43% | 25,765 |
| San Joaquin | 2,101 | 52.95% | 1,867 | 47.05% | 234 | 5.90% | 3,968 |
| San Luis Obispo | 372 | 51.88% | 345 | 48.12% | 27 | 3.77% | 717 |
| San Mateo | 628 | 60.10% | 417 | 39.90% | 211 | 20.19% | 1,045 |
| Santa Barbara | 428 | 58.71% | 301 | 41.29% | 127 | 17.42% | 729 |
| Santa Clara | 2,307 | 49.75% | 2,330 | 50.25% | -23 | -0.50% | 4,637 |
| Santa Cruz | 1,153 | 61.01% | 737 | 38.99% | 416 | 22.01% | 1,890 |
| Shasta | 638 | 53.43% | 556 | 46.57% | 82 | 6.87% | 1,194 |
| Sierra | 1,328 | 62.58% | 794 | 37.42% | 534 | 25.16% | 2,122 |
| Siskiyou | 835 | 47.63% | 918 | 52.37% | -83 | -4.73% | 1,753 |
| Solano | 1,541 | 51.64% | 1,443 | 48.36% | 98 | 3.28% | 2,984 |
| Sonoma | 1,799 | 42.82% | 2,402 | 57.18% | -603 | -14.35% | 4,201 |
| Stanislaus | 350 | 35.28% | 642 | 64.72% | −292 | −29.44% | 992 |
| Sutter | 581 | 50.88% | 561 | 49.12% | 20 | 1.75% | 1,142 |
| Tehama | 351 | 46.86% | 398 | 53.14% | -47 | -6.28% | 749 |
| Trinity | 505 | 56.36% | 391 | 43.64% | 114 | 12.72% | 896 |
| Tulare | 338 | 33.24% | 679 | 66.76% | −341 | −33.53% | 1,017 |
| Tuolumne | 994 | 47.13% | 1,115 | 52.87% | -121 | -5.74% | 2,109 |
| Yolo | 995 | 48.39% | 1,061 | 51.61% | -66 | -3.21% | 2,056 |
| Yuba | 1,331 | 54.48% | 1,112 | 45.82% | 219 | 8.96% | 2,443 |
| Total | 54,592 | 50.24% | 54,078 | 49.76% | 514 | 0.47% | 108,670 |
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