With 69.76% of the popular vote, Massachusetts would be Grant's second strongest victory in terms of popular vote percentage after neighboring Vermont.[2]
As of 2023, this is the last time that Suffolk County, which contains the city of Boston, was not the most Democratic county in Massachusetts.
Resultsedit
1868 United States presidential election in Massachusetts[3]
^Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
^"1868 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^"1868 Presidential General Election Results - Massachusetts".
November 28, 2023
1868, united, states, presidential, election, massachusetts, main, article, 1868, united, states, presidential, election, took, place, november, 1868, part, 1868, united, states, presidential, election, voters, chose, representatives, electors, electoral, coll. Main article 1868 United States presidential election The 1868 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 3 1868 as part of the 1868 United States presidential election Voters chose 12 representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1868 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 1864 November 3 1868 1872 Turnout66 9 1 3 1 pp Nominee Ulysses S Grant Horatio SeymourParty Republican DemocraticHome state Illinois New YorkRunning mate Schuyler Colfax Francis Preston Blair Jr Electoral vote 12 0Popular vote 136 379 59 103Percentage 69 76 30 23 County Results Grant 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 President before electionAndrew JohnsonDemocratic Elected President Ulysses S GrantRepublicanMassachusetts voted for the Republican nominee Ulysses S Grant over the Democratic nominee Horatio Seymour Grant won the state by a margin of 39 53 With 69 76 of the popular vote Massachusetts would be Grant s second strongest victory in terms of popular vote percentage after neighboring Vermont 2 As of 2023 this is the last time that Suffolk County which contains the city of Boston was not the most Democratic county in Massachusetts Results edit1868 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 3 Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral voteCount Count Republican Ulysses S Grant of Illinois Schuyler Colfax of Indiana 136 379 69 76 12 100 00 Democratic Horatio Seymour of New York Francis Preston Blair Jr of Missouri 59 103 30 23 0 0 00 N A Others Others 26 0 01 0 0 00 Total 195 508 100 00 12 100 00 See also editUnited States presidential elections in MassachusettsReferences edit Bicentennial Edition Historical Statistics of the United States Colonial Times to 1970 part 2 p 1072 1868 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Retrieved March 5 2018 1868 Presidential General Election Results Massachusetts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1868 United States presidential election in Massachusetts amp oldid 1173612061, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
