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United States presidential election in California, 1868

United States presidential election in California, 1868
California
← 1864 November 3, 1868 1872 →
  UlyssesGrant.png Horatio Seymour - Brady-Handysmall.png
Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horatio Seymour
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Illinois New York
Running mate Schuyler Colfax Francis Preston Blair, Jr.
Electoral vote 5 0
Popular vote 54,588 54,068
Percentage 50.24% 49.76%

President before election

Andrew Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican


Andrew Johnson
Democratic

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

In the 1868 United States presidential election, California narrowly voted for the Republican nominee, Union general Ulysses S. Grant, over the Democratic nominee, DNC chair Horatio Seymour.


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