The 1868 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. North Carolina voters chose 9 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[1]
North Carolina 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 53.41% 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 46.59% of the vote. As of the 2020 presidential election this is the last election in which Yadkin County voted for the Democratic presidential nominee.[1]
Results edit
Results by county edit
| County[2] | Ulysses S. Grant Republican | Horatio Seymour Democratic | Margin |
|---|
| % | # | % | # | % | # |
|---|
| Alamance | 51.09% | 1,102 | 48.91% | 1,055 | 2.18% | 47 |
| Alexander | 40.48% | 351 | 59.52% | 516 | -19.03% | -165 |
| Alleghany | 46.31% | 245 | 53.69% | 284 | -7.37% | -39 |
| Anson | 48.83% | 1,002 | 51.17% | 1,050 | -2.34% | -48 |
| Ashe | 49.61% | 634 | 50.39% | 644 | -0.78% | -10 |
| Beaufort | 51.79% | 1,318 | 48.21% | 1,227 | 3.58% | 91 |
| Bertie | 66.83% | 1,517 | 33.17% | 753 | 33.66% | 764 |
| Bladen | 55.98% | 1,372 | 44.02% | 1,079 | 11.95% | 293 |
| Brunswick | 55.74% | 879 | 44.26% | 698 | 11.48% | 181 |
| Buncombe | 48.71% | 1,035 | 51.29% | 1,090 | -2.59% | -55 |
| Burke | 55.58% | 927 | 44.42% | 741 | 11.15% | 186 |
| Cabarrus | 45.81% | 940 | 54.19% | 1,112 | -8.38% | -172 |
| Caldwell | 39.09% | 396 | 60.91% | 617 | -21.82% | -221 |
| Camden | 50.09% | 530 | 49.91% | 528 | 0.19% | 2 |
| Carteret | 47.82% | 823 | 52.18% | 898 | -4.36% | -75 |
| Caswell | 58.14% | 1,957 | 41.86% | 1,409 | 16.28% | 548 |
| Catawba | 30.14% | 488 | 69.86% | 1,131 | -39.72% | -643 |
| Chatham | 53.42% | 1,765 | 46.58% | 1,539 | 6.84% | 226 |
| Cherokee | 51.15% | 443 | 48.85% | 423 | 2.31% | 20 |
| Chowan | 57.02% | 690 | 42.98% | 520 | 14.05% | 170 |
| Clay | 39.85% | 155 | 60.15% | 234 | -20.31% | -79 |
| Cleveland | 38.75% | 656 | 61.25% | 1,037 | -22.50% | -381 |
| Columbus | 34.45% | 503 | 65.55% | 957 | -31.10% | -454 |
| Craven | 70.31% | 3,535 | 29.69% | 1,493 | 40.61% | 2,042 |
| Cumberland | 48.66% | 1,592 | 51.34% | 1,680 | -2.69% | -88 |
| Currituck | 31.44% | 416 | 68.56% | 907 | -37.11% | -491 |
| Davidson | 68.82% | 1,843 | 31.18% | 835 | 37.64% | 1,008 |
| Davie | 48.58% | 652 | 51.42% | 690 | -2.83% | -38 |
| Duplin | 39.35% | 1,025 | 60.65% | 1,580 | -21.31% | -555 |
| Edgecombe | 64.50% | 2,676 | 35.50% | 1,473 | 28.99% | 1,203 |
| Forsyth | 61.57% | 1,261 | 38.43% | 787 | 23.14% | 474 |
| Franklin | 50.98% | 1,431 | 49.02% | 1,376 | 1.96% | 55 |
| Gaston | 56.43% | 878 | 43.57% | 678 | 12.85% | 200 |
| Gates | 40.21% | 452 | 59.79% | 672 | -19.57% | -220 |
| Granville | 56.18% | 2,754 | 43.82% | 2,148 | 12.36% | 606 |
| Greene | 57.58% | 756 | 42.42% | 557 | 15.16% | 199 |
| Guilford | 59.18% | 2,169 | 40.82% | 1,496 | 18.36% | 673 |
| Halifax | 66.81% | 3,206 | 33.19% | 1,593 | 33.61% | 1,613 |
| Harnett | 44.98% | 645 | 55.02% | 789 | -10.04% | -144 |
| Haywood | 38.43% | 412 | 61.57% | 660 | -23.13% | -248 |
| Henderson | 63.94% | 640 | 36.06% | 361 | 27.87% | 279 |
| Hertford | 51.03% | 744 | 48.97% | 714 | 2.06% | 30 |
| Hyde | 41.97% | 572 | 58.03% | 791 | -16.07% | -219 |
| Iredell | 37.82% | 859 | 62.18% | 1,412 | -24.35% | -553 |
| Jackson | 26.60% | 220 | 73.40% | 607 | -46.80% | -387 |
| Johnston | 47.18% | 1,204 | 52.82% | 1,348 | -5.64% | -144 |
| Jones | 58.38% | 592 | 41.62% | 422 | 16.77% | 170 |
| Lenoir | 58.53% | 1,215 | 41.47% | 861 | 17.05% | 354 |
| Lincoln | 45.85% | 625 | 54.15% | 738 | -8.29% | -113 |
| Macon | 36.09% | 323 | 63.91% | 572 | -27.82% | -249 |
| Madison | 53.60% | 529 | 46.40% | 458 | 7.19% | 71 |
| Martin | 49.85% | 1,021 | 50.15% | 1,027 | -0.29% | -6 |
| McDowell | 54.94% | 740 | 45.06% | 607 | 9.87% | 133 |
| Mecklenburg | 47.73% | 1,962 | 52.27% | 2,149 | -4.55% | -187 |
| Mitchell | 81.89% | 529 | 18.11% | 117 | 63.78% | 412 |
| Montgomery | 68.07% | 727 | 31.93% | 341 | 36.14% | 386 |
| Moore | 53.55% | 1,019 | 46.45% | 884 | 7.09% | 135 |
| Nash | 43.30% | 837 | 56.70% | 1,096 | -13.40% | -259 |
| New Hanover | 63.41% | 3,968 | 36.59% | 2,290 | 26.81% | 1,678 |
| Northampton | 64.89% | 1,931 | 35.11% | 1,045 | 29.77% | 886 |
| Onslow | 32.18% | 417 | 67.82% | 879 | -35.65% | -462 |
| Orange | 43.24% | 1,453 | 56.76% | 1,907 | -13.51% | -454 |
| Pasquotank | 63.96% | 1,047 | 36.04% | 590 | 27.92% | 457 |
| Perquimans | 61.15% | 913 | 38.85% | 580 | 22.30% | 333 |
| Person | 47.48% | 953 | 52.52% | 1,054 | -5.03% | -101 |
| Pitt | 52.91% | 1,752 | 47.09% | 1,559 | 5.83% | 193 |
| Polk | 67.50% | 405 | 32.50% | 195 | 35.00% | 210 |
| Randolph | 66.64% | 1,752 | 33.36% | 877 | 33.28% | 875 |
| Richmond | 60.81% | 1,254 | 39.19% | 808 | 21.63% | 446 |
| Robeson | 49.64% | 1,318 | 50.36% | 1,337 | -0.72% | -19 |
| Rockingham | 49.16% | 1,463 | 50.84% | 1,513 | -1.68% | -50 |
| Rowan | 46.54% | 1,332 | 53.46% | 1,530 | -6.92% | -198 |
| Rutherford | 65.12% | 1,279 | 34.88% | 685 | 30.24% | 594 |
| Sampson | 41.49% | 1,026 | 58.51% | 1,447 | -17.02% | -421 |
| Stanly | 41.72% | 466 | 58.28% | 651 | -16.56% | -185 |
| Stokes | 51.28% | 783 | 48.72% | 744 | 2.55% | 39 |
| Surry | 52.60% | 818 | 47.40% | 737 | 5.21% | 81 |
| Transylvania | 44.50% | 186 | 55.50% | 232 | -11.00% | -46 |
| Tyrrell | 36.52% | 195 | 63.48% | 339 | -26.97% | -144 |
| Union | 46.58% | 811 | 53.42% | 930 | -6.84% | -119 |
| Wake | 53.76% | 3,433 | 46.24% | 2,953 | 7.52% | 480 |
| Warren | 68.67% | 2,308 | 31.33% | 1,053 | 37.34% | 1,255 |
| Washington | 73.29% | 955 | 26.71% | 348 | 46.58% | 607 |
| Watauga | 46.54% | 303 | 53.46% | 348 | -6.91% | -45 |
| Wayne | 48.87% | 1,421 | 51.13% | 1,487 | -2.27% | -66 |
| Wilkes | 59.51% | 1,205 | 40.49% | 820 | 19.01% | 385 |
| Wilson | 44.85% | 897 | 55.15% | 1,103 | -10.30% | -206 |
| Yadkin | 37.95% | 266 | 62.05% | 435 | -24.11% | -169 |
| Yancey | 57.46% | 840 | 42.54% | 622 | 14.91% | 218 |
References edit
- ^ a b c "1864 Presidential Election Results North Carolina".
- ^ Howerton, William (1874). "The Legislative Manual and Political Register of the State of North Carolina 1874" (PDF). Carolana.
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Main article 1868 United States presidential election The 1868 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 3 1868 as part of the 1868 United States presidential election North Carolina voters chose 9 representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1 1868 United States presidential election in North Carolina 1860 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 9 0Popular vote 96 939 84 559Percentage 53 41 46 59 County Results Grant 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Seymour 50 60 60 70 70 80 President before electionAndrew JohnsonDemocratic Elected President Ulysses S GrantRepublicanNorth Carolina 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 53 41 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 46 59 of the vote As of the 2020 presidential election this is the last election in which Yadkin County voted for the Democratic presidential nominee 1 Results editUnited States presidential election in North Carolina 1868 1 Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral voteCount Count Republican Ulysses S Grant of Illinois Schuyler Colfax of Indiana 96 939 53 41 9 100 00 Democratic Horatio Seymour of New York Francis Preston Blair Jr of Missouri 84 559 46 59 0 0 00 Total 181 498 100 00 9 100 00 Results by county edit County 2 Ulysses S Grant Republican Horatio Seymour Democratic Margin Alamance 51 09 1 102 48 91 1 055 2 18 47Alexander 40 48 351 59 52 516 19 03 165Alleghany 46 31 245 53 69 284 7 37 39Anson 48 83 1 002 51 17 1 050 2 34 48Ashe 49 61 634 50 39 644 0 78 10Beaufort 51 79 1 318 48 21 1 227 3 58 91Bertie 66 83 1 517 33 17 753 33 66 764Bladen 55 98 1 372 44 02 1 079 11 95 293Brunswick 55 74 879 44 26 698 11 48 181Buncombe 48 71 1 035 51 29 1 090 2 59 55Burke 55 58 927 44 42 741 11 15 186Cabarrus 45 81 940 54 19 1 112 8 38 172Caldwell 39 09 396 60 91 617 21 82 221Camden 50 09 530 49 91 528 0 19 2Carteret 47 82 823 52 18 898 4 36 75Caswell 58 14 1 957 41 86 1 409 16 28 548Catawba 30 14 488 69 86 1 131 39 72 643Chatham 53 42 1 765 46 58 1 539 6 84 226Cherokee 51 15 443 48 85 423 2 31 20Chowan 57 02 690 42 98 520 14 05 170Clay 39 85 155 60 15 234 20 31 79Cleveland 38 75 656 61 25 1 037 22 50 381Columbus 34 45 503 65 55 957 31 10 454Craven 70 31 3 535 29 69 1 493 40 61 2 042Cumberland 48 66 1 592 51 34 1 680 2 69 88Currituck 31 44 416 68 56 907 37 11 491Davidson 68 82 1 843 31 18 835 37 64 1 008Davie 48 58 652 51 42 690 2 83 38Duplin 39 35 1 025 60 65 1 580 21 31 555Edgecombe 64 50 2 676 35 50 1 473 28 99 1 203Forsyth 61 57 1 261 38 43 787 23 14 474Franklin 50 98 1 431 49 02 1 376 1 96 55Gaston 56 43 878 43 57 678 12 85 200Gates 40 21 452 59 79 672 19 57 220Granville 56 18 2 754 43 82 2 148 12 36 606Greene 57 58 756 42 42 557 15 16 199Guilford 59 18 2 169 40 82 1 496 18 36 673Halifax 66 81 3 206 33 19 1 593 33 61 1 613Harnett 44 98 645 55 02 789 10 04 144Haywood 38 43 412 61 57 660 23 13 248Henderson 63 94 640 36 06 361 27 87 279Hertford 51 03 744 48 97 714 2 06 30Hyde 41 97 572 58 03 791 16 07 219Iredell 37 82 859 62 18 1 412 24 35 553Jackson 26 60 220 73 40 607 46 80 387Johnston 47 18 1 204 52 82 1 348 5 64 144Jones 58 38 592 41 62 422 16 77 170Lenoir 58 53 1 215 41 47 861 17 05 354Lincoln 45 85 625 54 15 738 8 29 113Macon 36 09 323 63 91 572 27 82 249Madison 53 60 529 46 40 458 7 19 71Martin 49 85 1 021 50 15 1 027 0 29 6McDowell 54 94 740 45 06 607 9 87 133Mecklenburg 47 73 1 962 52 27 2 149 4 55 187Mitchell 81 89 529 18 11 117 63 78 412Montgomery 68 07 727 31 93 341 36 14 386Moore 53 55 1 019 46 45 884 7 09 135Nash 43 30 837 56 70 1 096 13 40 259New Hanover 63 41 3 968 36 59 2 290 26 81 1 678Northampton 64 89 1 931 35 11 1 045 29 77 886Onslow 32 18 417 67 82 879 35 65 462Orange 43 24 1 453 56 76 1 907 13 51 454Pasquotank 63 96 1 047 36 04 590 27 92 457Perquimans 61 15 913 38 85 580 22 30 333Person 47 48 953 52 52 1 054 5 03 101Pitt 52 91 1 752 47 09 1 559 5 83 193Polk 67 50 405 32 50 195 35 00 210Randolph 66 64 1 752 33 36 877 33 28 875Richmond 60 81 1 254 39 19 808 21 63 446Robeson 49 64 1 318 50 36 1 337 0 72 19Rockingham 49 16 1 463 50 84 1 513 1 68 50Rowan 46 54 1 332 53 46 1 530 6 92 198Rutherford 65 12 1 279 34 88 685 30 24 594Sampson 41 49 1 026 58 51 1 447 17 02 421Stanly 41 72 466 58 28 651 16 56 185Stokes 51 28 783 48 72 744 2 55 39Surry 52 60 818 47 40 737 5 21 81Transylvania 44 50 186 55 50 232 11 00 46Tyrrell 36 52 195 63 48 339 26 97 144Union 46 58 811 53 42 930 6 84 119Wake 53 76 3 433 46 24 2 953 7 52 480Warren 68 67 2 308 31 33 1 053 37 34 1 255Washington 73 29 955 26 71 348 46 58 607Watauga 46 54 303 53 46 348 6 91 45Wayne 48 87 1 421 51 13 1 487 2 27 66Wilkes 59 51 1 205 40 49 820 19 01 385Wilson 44 85 897 55 15 1 103 10 30 206Yadkin 37 95 266 62 05 435 24 11 169Yancey 57 46 840 42 54 622 14 91 218References edit a b c 1864 Presidential Election Results North Carolina Howerton William 1874 The Legislative Manual and Political Register of the State of North Carolina 1874 PDF Carolana Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1868 United States presidential election in North Carolina amp oldid 1175741579, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
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