See main article: 1868 United States presidential election.
Election Name: | 1868 United States presidential election in Michigan |
Country: | Michigan |
Flag Year: | 1911 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1864 United States presidential election in Michigan |
Previous Year: | 1864 |
Next Election: | 1872 United States presidential election in Michigan |
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: | 8 |
Popular Vote1: | 128,563 |
Percentage1: | 56.98% |
Nominee2: | Horatio Seymour |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Home State2: | New York |
Running Mate2: | Francis P. Blair, Jr. |
Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 97,069 |
Percentage2: | 43.02% |
President | |
Before Election: | Andrew Johnson |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Ulysses S. Grant |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Map Size: | 300px |
The 1868 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Michigan was won by Republican nominee General Ulysses S. Grant over Democratic candidate Governor Horatio Seymour by a margin of almost 14%.