1868, united, states, presidential, election, nebraska, main, article, 1868, united, states, presidential, election, took, place, november, 1868, part, 1868, united, states, presidential, election, state, voters, chose, three, representatives, electors, electo. Main article 1868 United States presidential election The 1868 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 3 1868 as part of the 1868 United States presidential election State voters chose three representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1 1868 United States presidential election in NebraskaNovember 3 1868 1872 Nominee Ulysses S Grant Horatio SeymourParty Republican DemocraticHome state Illinois New YorkRunning mate Schuyler Colfax Francis Preston Blair Jr Electoral vote 3 0Popular vote 9 772 5 519Percentage 63 91 36 09 Grant 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 90 100 Seymour 50 60 90 100 President before electionAndrew JohnsonDemocratic Elected President Ulysses S GrantRepublicanNebraska participated in its first ever presidential election having become the 37th state on March 1 1867 The state was won by Ulysses S Grant formerly the 6th Commanding General of the United States Army R Illinois running with Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax with 63 91 of the popular vote against the 18th governor of New York Horatio Seymour D New York running with former Senator Francis Preston Blair Jr with 36 09 of the vote 1 Results edit1868 United States presidential election in Nebraska 1 Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral voteCount Count Republican Ulysses S Grant of Illinois Schuyler Colfax of Indiana 9 772 63 91 3 100 00 Democratic Horatio Seymour of New York Francis Preston Blair Jr of Missouri 5 519 36 09 0 0 00 Total 15 291 100 00 3 100 00 See also editUnited States presidential elections in NebraskaReferences edit a b c 1868 Presidential Election Results Nebraska nbsp nbsp This Nebraska elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1868 United States presidential election in Nebraska amp oldid 1175825766, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
