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Election in Nebraska
The 1868 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the
1868 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
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Nebraska participated in its first ever presidential election, having become the 37th state on March 1, 1867. The state 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 63.91% 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 36.09% of the vote.
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Results
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