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Election in Minnesota
The 1868 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the
1868 United States presidential election. State voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
[1]
Minnesota 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 60.88% 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 39.12% of the vote.
[1]
Results
Results by county
County
|
Ulysses Grant Republican
|
Horatio Seymour Democratic
|
Margin
|
Total votes cast
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Anoka
|
424
|
58.73%
|
298
|
41.27%
|
126
|
17.45%
|
722
|
Benton
|
153
|
51.00%
|
147
|
49.00%
|
6
|
2.00%
|
300
|
Blue Earth
|
1,748
|
63.06%
|
1,024
|
36.94%
|
724
|
26.12%
|
2,772
|
Brown
|
654
|
81.14%
|
152
|
18.86%
|
502
|
62.28%
|
806
|
Carlton
|
26
|
100.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
26
|
100.00%
|
26
|
Carver
|
799
|
44.91%
|
980
|
55.09%
|
181
|
-10.17%
|
1,779
|
Chisago
|
538
|
82.14%
|
117
|
17.86%
|
421
|
64.27%
|
655
|
Dakota
|
1,612
|
47.34%
|
1,793
|
52.66%
|
181
|
-5.32%
|
3,405
|
Dodge
|
1,025
|
72.90%
|
381
|
27.10%
|
644
|
45.80%
|
1,406
|
Douglas
|
562
|
84.13%
|
106
|
15.87%
|
456
|
68.26%
|
668
|
Faribault
|
1,421
|
79.21%
|
373
|
20.79%
|
1,048
|
58.42%
|
1,794
|
Fillmore
|
2,748
|
67.68%
|
1,312
|
32.32%
|
1,436
|
35.37%
|
4,060
|
Freeborn
|
1,211
|
78.28%
|
336
|
21.72%
|
875
|
56.56%
|
1,547
|
Goodhue
|
2,885
|
75.64%
|
929
|
24.36%
|
1,956
|
51.28%
|
3,814
|
Grant
|
47
|
95.92%
|
2
|
4.08%
|
45
|
91.84%
|
49
|
Hennepin
|
3,128
|
61.19%
|
1,984
|
38.81%
|
1,144
|
22.38%
|
5,112
|
Houston
|
1,435
|
61.48%
|
899
|
38.52%
|
536
|
22.96%
|
2,334
|
Isanti
|
263
|
90.07%
|
29
|
9.93%
|
234
|
80.14%
|
292
|
Jackson
|
201
|
92.63%
|
16
|
7.37%
|
185
|
85.25%
|
217
|
Kanabec
|
8
|
88.89%
|
1
|
11.11%
|
7
|
77.78%
|
9
|
Kandiyohi
|
541
|
86.28%
|
86
|
13.72%
|
455
|
72.57%
|
627
|
Lake
|
14
|
100.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
14
|
100.00%
|
14
|
Le Sueur
|
876
|
44.44%
|
1,095
|
55.56%
|
219
|
-11.11%
|
1,971
|
McLeod
|
605
|
61.36%
|
381
|
38.64%
|
224
|
22.72%
|
986
|
Martin
|
520
|
83.74%
|
101
|
16.26%
|
419
|
67.47%
|
621
|
Meeker
|
600
|
67.80%
|
285
|
32.20%
|
315
|
35.59%
|
885
|
Mille Lacs
|
118
|
74.21%
|
41
|
25.79%
|
77
|
48.43%
|
159
|
Morrison
|
68
|
32.85%
|
139
|
67.15%
|
71
|
-34.30%
|
207
|
Mower
|
1,239
|
72.54%
|
469
|
27.46%
|
770
|
45.08%
|
1,708
|
Nicollet
|
780
|
61.66%
|
485
|
38.34%
|
295
|
23.32%
|
1,265
|
Olmsted
|
2,368
|
64.42%
|
1,308
|
35.58%
|
1,060
|
28.84%
|
3,676
|
Otter Tail
|
105
|
82.68%
|
22
|
17.32%
|
83
|
65.35%
|
127
|
Pine
|
35
|
87.50%
|
5
|
12.50%
|
30
|
75.00%
|
40
|
Pope
|
311
|
83.38%
|
62
|
16.62%
|
249
|
66.76%
|
373
|
Ramsey
|
1,669
|
46.39%
|
1,929
|
53.61%
|
260
|
-7.23%
|
3,598
|
Redwood
|
158
|
94.61%
|
9
|
5.39%
|
149
|
89.22%
|
167
|
Renville
|
312
|
81.68%
|
70
|
18.32%
|
242
|
63.35%
|
382
|
Rice
|
1,785
|
58.51%
|
1,266
|
41.49%
|
519
|
17.01%
|
3,051
|
St Louis
|
66
|
76.74%
|
20
|
23.26%
|
46
|
53.49%
|
86
|
Scott
|
478
|
24.75%
|
1,453
|
75.25%
|
975
|
-50.49%
|
1,931
|
Sherburne
|
205
|
58.07%
|
148
|
41.93%
|
57
|
16.15%
|
353
|
Sibley
|
380
|
34.99%
|
706
|
65.01%
|
326
|
-30.02%
|
1,086
|
Stearns
|
1,029
|
40.31%
|
1,524
|
59.69%
|
495
|
-19.39%
|
2,553
|
Steele
|
1,137
|
69.33%
|
503
|
30.67%
|
634
|
38.66%
|
1,640
|
Todd
|
161
|
82.14%
|
35
|
17.86%
|
126
|
64.29%
|
196
|
Wabasha
|
1,831
|
61.59%
|
1,142
|
38.41%
|
689
|
23.18%
|
2,973
|
Waseca
|
817
|
61.20%
|
518
|
38.80%
|
299
|
22.40%
|
1,335
|
Washington
|
1,061
|
60.01%
|
707
|
39.99%
|
354
|
20.02%
|
1,768
|
Watonwan
|
199
|
77.73%
|
57
|
22.27%
|
142
|
55.47%
|
256
|
Winona
|
2,378
|
54.01%
|
2,025
|
45.99%
|
353
|
8.02%
|
4,403
|
Wright
|
985
|
61.26%
|
623
|
38.74%
|
362
|
22.51%
|
1,608
|
Totals |
43,719 |
60.88% |
28,096
[a] |
39.12% |
15,623 |
21.75% |
71,815
|
See also
Notes
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^ The individual county totals for Seymour sum to 28,093.
References