1868 United States presidential election in Alabama

1868 United States presidential election in Alabama

← 1860 November 3, 1868 1872 →
Turnout15.51% of the total population[1]
 
Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horatio Seymour
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Illinois New York
Running mate Schuyler Colfax Francis Preston Blair Jr.
Electoral vote 8 0
Popular vote 76,667 72,921
Percentage 51.25% 48.75%


President before election

Andrew Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

The 1868 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 presidential election. Alabama voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[2]

Alabama 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 51.25% of the popular vote, against the 18th governor of New York, Horatio Seymour (DNew York), running with former Senator Francis Preston Blair Jr., with 48.75% of the vote.[2]

Grant was the first Republican presidential candidate ever to have carried Alabama.

Results

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1868 United States presidential election in Alabama[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ulysses S. Grant 76,667 51.25%
Democratic Horatio Seymour 72,921 48.75%
Other Write-ins 6 0.00%
Total votes 80,329 100%

Results By County

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1868 United States Presidential Election in Alabama (By County)[3]
County Ulysses S. Grant

Republican

Horatio Seymour

Democratic

Write-ins

Other Parties

Total Votes Cast
# % # % # %
Autauga 1,505 63.88% 851 36.12% 0 0.00% 2,356
Baker 283 29.51% 676 70.49% 0 0.00% 959
Baldwin 558 45.33% 673 54.67% 0 0.00% 1,231
Barbour 3,168 58.91% 2,210 41.09% 0 0.00% 5,378
Bibb 492 39.81% 744 60.19% 0 0.00% 1,236
Blount 275 37.36% 461 62.64% 0 0.00% 736
Bullock 2,103 56.28% 1,634 43.72% 0 0.00% 3,737
Butler 724 28.43% 1,823 71.57% 0 0.00% 2,547
Calhoun 600 32.02% 1,274 67.98% 0 0.00% 1,874
Chambers 1,105 43.37% 1,443 56.63% 0 0.00% 2,548
Cherokee 171 15.17% 956 84.83% 0 0.00% 1,127
Choctaw 925 45.39% 1,113 54.61% 0 0.00% 2,038
Clarke 562 32.73% 1,155 67.27% 0 0.00% 1,717
Clay 256 27.26% 683 72.74% 0 0.00% 939
Cleburne 402 50.76% 390 49.24% 0 0.00% 792
Coffee 80 8.67% 843 91.33% 0 0.00% 923
Conecuh 843 48.48% 896 51.52% 0 0.00% 1,739
Coosa 635 39.89% 957 60.11% 0 0.00% 1,592
Covington 0 0.00% 534 100.00% 0 0.00% 534
Crenshaw 90 6.90% 1,214 93.10% 0 0.00% 1,304
Dale 346 22.31% 1,205 77.69% 0 0.00% 1,551
Dallas 7,137 80.05% 1,779 19.95% 0 0.00% 8,916
DeKalb 492 57.34% 360 41.96% 6 0.70% 858
Elmore 1,262 51.32% 1,197 48.68% 0 0.00% 2,459
Etowah 283 28.47% 711 71.53% 0 0.00% 994
Fayette 202 31.76% 434 68.24% 0 0.00% 636
Franklin 90 12.69% 619 87.31% 0 0.00% 709
Greene 2,927 77.11% 869 22.89% 0 0.00% 3,796
Hale 3,297 79.20% 866 20.80% 0 0.00% 4,163
Henry 410 23.91% 1,305 76.09% 0 0.00% 1,715
Jackson 539 25.42% 1,581 74.58% 0 0.00% 2,120
Jefferson 420 43.84% 538 56.16% 0 0.00% 958
Lauderdale 378 20.84% 1,436 79.16% 0 0.00% 1,814
Lawrence 692 34.53% 1,312 65.47% 0 0.00% 2,004
Lee 1,650 48.86% 1,727 51.14% 0 0.00% 3,377
Limestone 355 23.17% 1,177 76.83% 0 0.00% 1,532
Lowndes 3,339 74.04% 1,171 25.96% 0 0.00% 4,510
Macon 2,327 68.40% 1,075 31.60% 0 0.00% 3,402
Madison 1,535 41.59% 2,156 58.41% 0 0.00% 3,691
Marengo 2,793 59.78% 1,879 40.22% 0 0.00% 4,672
Marshall 422 40.66% 616 59.34% 0 0.00% 1,038
Mobile 5,200 43.85% 6,658 56.15% 0 0.00% 11,858
Monroe 58 4.63% 1,196 95.37% 0 0.00% 1,254
Montgomery 6,770 74.51% 2,316 25.49% 0 0.00% 9,086
Morgan 518 43.53% 672 56.47% 0 0.00% 1,190
Perry 3,733 73.63% 1,337 26.37% 0 0.00% 5,070
Pickens 531 26.18% 1,497 73.82% 0 0.00% 2,028
Pike 256 12.37% 1,813 87.63% 0 0.00% 2,069
Randolph 678 52.03% 625 47.97% 0 0.00% 1,303
Russell 1,746 58.67% 1,230 41.33% 0 0.00% 2,976
Sanford 164 23.16% 544 76.84% 0 0.00% 708
Shelby 799 48.63% 844 51.37% 0 0.00% 1,643
St. Clair 632 59.57% 429 40.43% 0 0.00% 1,061
Sumter 2,516 63.14% 1,469 36.86% 0 0.00% 3,985
Talladega 1,771 59.37% 1,212 40.63% 0 0.00% 2,983
Tallapoosa 340 14.03% 2,083 85.97% 0 0.00% 2,423
Tuscaloosa 1,167 45.76% 1,383 54.24% 0 0.00% 2,550
Walker 282 49.39% 289 50.61% 0 0.00% 571
Washington 104 85.95% 17 14.05% 0 0.00% 121
Wilcox 3,396 69.59% 1,484 30.41% 0 0.00% 4,880
Winston 284 87.93% 39 12.07% 0 0.00% 323
Totals 76,384 51.39% 72,245 48.61% 6 0.00% 148,635

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1868 Presidential Election Results Alabama Total Population Turnout".
  2. ^ a b c "1864 Presidential Election Results Alabama".
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - AL US President Race - Nov 03, 1868". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 11, 2024.