1868, united, states, presidential, election, nevada, main, article, 1868, united, states, presidential, election, took, place, november, 1868, part, 1868, united, states, presidential, election, nevada, voters, chose, three, representatives, electors, elector. Main article 1868 United States presidential election The 1868 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 3 1868 as part of the 1868 United States presidential election Nevada voters chose three representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1 1868 United States presidential election in Nevada 1864 November 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 6 480 5 218Percentage 55 39 44 61 President before electionAndrew JohnsonDemocratic Elected President Ulysses S GrantRepublicanNevada 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 55 39 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 44 61 of the vote 1 Results Edit1868 United States presidential election in Nevada 1 Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral voteCount Count Republican Ulysses S Grant of Illinois Schuyler Colfax of Indiana 6 480 55 39 3 100 00 Democratic Horatio Seymour of New York Francis Preston Blair Jr of Missouri 5 218 44 61 0 0 00 Total 11 698 100 00 3 100 00 See also EditUnited States presidential elections in NevadaReferences Edit a b c 1868 Presidential Election Results Nevada nbsp nbsp This Nevada 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 Nevada amp oldid 1173612090, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,