See main article: 1868 United States presidential election.
Election Name: | 1868 United States presidential election in Delaware |
Country: | Delaware |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1864 United States presidential election in Delaware |
Previous Year: | 1864 |
Next Election: | 1872 United States presidential election in Delaware |
Next Year: | 1872 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1868 |
Image1: | Hon. Horatio Seymour, N.Y - NARA - 528568 (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Horatio Seymour |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Home State1: | New York |
Running Mate1: | Francis Preston Blair, Jr. |
Electoral Vote1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 10,957 |
Percentage1: | 59.00% |
Nominee2: | Ulysses S. Grant |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Home State2: | Illinois |
Running Mate2: | Schuyler Colfax |
Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 7,614 |
Percentage2: | 41.00% |
Map Size: | 210px |
President | |
Before Election: | Andrew Johnson |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Ulysses S. Grant |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1868 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Delaware voted for the Democratic nominee, Horatio Seymour, over the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant. Seymour won the state by a margin of 18%.
With 59% of the popular vote, Delaware would prove to be Seymour's fifth strongest state in terms of popular vote percentage after Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland and Georgia.[1]