See main article: 1868 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1868 United States presidential election in Massachusetts |
| Country: | Massachusetts |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1864 United States presidential election in Massachusetts |
| Previous Year: | 1864 |
| Next Election: | 1872 United States presidential election in Massachusetts |
| Next Year: | 1872 |
| Turnout: | 66.9[1] 3.1 pp |
| 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: | 12 |
| Popular Vote1: | 136,379 |
| Percentage1: | 69.76% |
| Nominee2: | Horatio Seymour |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Francis Preston Blair, Jr. |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 59,103 |
| Percentage2: | 30.23% |
| Map Size: | 401px |
| 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 Massachusetts took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Massachusetts voted for the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant, over the Democratic nominee, Horatio Seymour. Grant won the state by a margin of 39.53%.
With 69.76% of the popular vote, Massachusetts would be Grant's second strongest victory in terms of popular vote percentage after neighboring Vermont.[2]
This is the last election in which Dorchester voted in a presidential election, as it was annexed by the city of Boston in 1869.