See main article: 1868 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1868 United States presidential election in Kentucky |
| Flag Year: | 1868 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1864 United States presidential election in Kentucky |
| Previous Year: | 1864 |
| Next Election: | 1872 United States presidential election in Kentucky |
| 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: | 11 |
| Popular Vote1: | 115,889 |
| Percentage1: | 74.55% |
| Nominee2: | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Illinois |
| Running Mate2: | Schuyler Colfax |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 39,566 |
| Percentage2: | 25.45% |
| Map Size: | 380px |
| 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 Kentucky took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Kentucky voted for the Democratic nominee, Horatio Seymour over the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant. Seymour won the state by a margin of 49.1%.
With 74.55% of the popular vote, Kentucky would be Seymour's strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote.[1] As of the 2020 presidential election, this remains the strongest-ever performance by a presidential nominee in Kentucky who had a major-party opponent since the First Party System, when Democratic-Republicans regularly routed Federalists with over 90% of the vote. It was also the last time that Clinton County or Cumberland County would vote for a Democratic presidential candidate.[2]