See main article: 1868 United States presidential election.
Election Name: | 1868 United States presidential election in New York |
Country: | New York |
Flag Year: | 1778 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1864 United States presidential election in New York |
Previous Year: | 1864 |
Next Election: | 1872 United States presidential election in New York |
Next Year: | 1872 |
Turnout: | 91.7%[1] 2.4 pp |
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: | 33 |
Popular Vote1: | 429,883 |
Percentage1: | 50.59% |
Nominee2: | Ulysses S. Grant |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Home State2: | Illinois |
Running Mate2: | Schuyler Colfax |
Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 419,888 |
Percentage2: | 49.41% |
Map Size: | 440px |
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 New York took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose 33 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
New York voted for the Democratic nominee, former Governor of New York Horatio Seymour, over the Republican nominee, General Ulysses S. Grant. Seymour won his home state by a very narrow margin of 1.18%, making him the first Democratic candidate since Franklin Pierce in 1852 to win the state. Seymour also became the first losing Democratic presidential candidate to win New York.