See main article: 1868 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1868 United States presidential election in Nevada |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1864 United States presidential election in Nevada |
| Previous Year: | 1864 |
| Next Election: | 1872 United States presidential election in Nevada |
| 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: | 6,480 |
| Percentage1: | 55.39% |
| Nominee2: | Horatio Seymour |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Francis Preston Blair, Jr. |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 5,218 |
| Percentage2: | 44.61% |
| Map Size: | x275px |
| 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 Nevada took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Nevada voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[1]
Nevada 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 55.39% 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 44.61% of the vote.[1]
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | J. W. Haines | 6,480 | ||
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | A. L. Page | 6,476 | ||
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | Charles E. De Long | 6,474 | ||
| Democratic Party | Horatio Seymour | William M. Seawell | 5,218 | ||
| Democratic Party | Horatio Seymour | R. B. Ellis | 5,215 | ||
| Democratic Party | Horatio Seymour | William Woodburn | 5,215 | ||
| Votes cast | 11,698 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses S. Grant Republican | Horatio Seymour Democratic | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | County | % | % | % | |||||||||||
| Churchill | 75 | 50.00% | 75 | 50.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 150 | ||||||||
| Douglas | 256 | 68.45% | 118 | 31.55% | 138 | 36.90% | 374 | ||||||||
| Esmeralda | 267 | 57.42% | 198 | 42.58% | 69 | 14.84% | 465 | ||||||||
| Humboldt | 313 | 52.25% | 286 | 47.75% | 27 | 4.51% | 599 | ||||||||
| Lander | 1,000 | 50.13% | 995 | 49.87% | 5 | 0.25% | 1,995 | ||||||||
| Lincoln | 50 | 47.17% | 56 | 52.83% | -6 | -5.66% | 106 | ||||||||
| Lyon | 488 | 58.72% | 343 | 41.28% | 145 | 17.45% | 831 | ||||||||
| Nye | 353 | 50.00% | 353 | 50.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 706 | ||||||||
| Ormsby | 500 | 54.35% | 420 | 45.65% | 80 | 8.70% | 920 | ||||||||
| Storey | 2,319 | 57.15% | 1,739 | 42.85% | 580 | 14.29% | 4,058 | ||||||||
| Washoe | 859 | 57.50% | 635 | 42.50% | 224 | 14.99% | 1,494 | ||||||||
| Totals | 6,480 | 55.39% | 5,218 | 44.61% | 1,262 | 10.79% | 11,698 | ||||||||