See main article: 1868 United States presidential election.
Election Name: | 1868 United States presidential election in Kansas |
Country: | Kansas |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1864 United States presidential election in Kansas |
Previous Year: | 1864 |
Next Election: | 1872 United States presidential election in Kansas |
Next Year: | 1872 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1868 |
Image1: | Ulysses S Grant by Brady c1870-restored (3x4 crop).jpg |
Nominee1: | Ulysses S. Grant |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Home State1: | Illinois |
Running Mate1: | Schuyler Colfax |
Electoral Vote1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 30,027 |
Percentage1: | 68.82% |
Nominee2: | Horatio Seymour |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Home State2: | New York |
Running Mate2: | Francis Preston Blair Jr. |
Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 13,600 |
Percentage2: | 31.17% |
Map Size: | 300px |
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 Kansas 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.
Kansas voted for the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant, over the Democratic nominee, Horatio Seymour. Grant won the state by a margin of 37.65%.
With 68.82% of the popular vote, Kansas would be Grant's third strongest victory in terms of popular vote percentage after Vermont and Massachusetts.[1]