The 1868 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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 County Results
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Wisconsin was won by Republican Party candidate Ulysses S. Grant, over Democratic candidate, Horatio Seymour. Grant won the state with 56.22% of the popular vote, winning the state's eight electoral votes.[1]
Lafayette County voted for a Republican for the first time in this election and would continue to vote Republican in every election until 1912. Conversely, Fond du Lac County voted Republican for the last time until 1896. In this election, Iowa County began a streak of backing the statewide winner that lasted until 1940.
Results
edit| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | Allen Warden | 108,857 | |
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | Henry D. Barron | 108,853 | |
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | Elihu Enos | 108,851 | |
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | W. G. Ritch | 108,849 | |
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | S. S. Barlow | 108,847 | |
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | William T. Price | 108,837 | |
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | Charles G. Williams | 108,809 | |
| Republican Party | Ulysses S. Grant | L. F. Frisby | 108,793 | |
| Democratic Party | Horatio Seymour | Samuel Ryan Jr. | 84,710 | |
| Democratic Party | Horatio Seymour | Theodore Rodolf | 84,709 | |
| Democratic Party | Horatio Seymour | N. D. Fratt | 84,707 | |
| Democratic Party | Horatio Seymour | H. N. Smith | 84,705 | |
| Democratic Party | Horatio Seymour | A. G. Cook | 84,704 | |
| Democratic Party | Horatio Seymour | Moses M. Strong | 84,704 | |
| Democratic Party | Horatio Seymour | Gilbert L. Park | 84,702 | |
| Democratic Party | Horatio Seymour | George B. Smith | 84,695 | |
| Write-in | Scattering | 53 | ||
| Votes cast[a] | 193,620 | |||
Results by county
edit| County[2] | Ulysses S. Grant Republican |
Horatio Seymour Democratic |
Margin | Total votes cast[b] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 958 | 74.96% | 320 | 25.04% | 638 | 49.92% | 1,278 |
| Ashland | 9 | 23.08% | 30 | 76.92% | -21 | -53.85% | 39 |
| Bayfield | 20 | 45.45% | 24 | 54.55% | -4 | -9.09% | 44 |
| Brown | 1,806 | 47.22% | 2,019 | 52.78% | -213 | -5.57% | 3,825 |
| Buffalo | 1,093 | 70.61% | 455 | 29.39% | 638 | 41.21% | 1,548 |
| Calumet | 985 | 46.44% | 1,136 | 53.56% | -151 | -7.12% | 2,121 |
| Chippewa | 677 | 49.45% | 692 | 50.55% | -15 | -1.10% | 1,369 |
| Clark | 411 | 75.00% | 137 | 25.00% | 274 | 50.00% | 548 |
| Columbia | 3,867 | 67.14% | 1,893 | 32.86% | 1,974 | 34.27% | 5,760 |
| Crawford | 1,104 | 48.21% | 1,186 | 51.79% | -82 | -3.58% | 2,290 |
| Dane | 5,731 | 54.00% | 4,880 | 45.99% | 851 | 8.02% | 10,612[c] |
| Dodge | 3.634 | 39.04% | 5,675 | 60.96% | -2,041 | -21.93% | 9,309 |
| Door | 643 | 79.58% | 165 | 20.42% | 478 | 59.16% | 808 |
| Douglas | 73 | 50.00% | 73 | 50.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 146 |
| Dunn | 1,138 | 76.38% | 352 | 23.62% | 786 | 52.75% | 1,490 |
| Eau Claire | 1,287 | 64.54% | 707 | 35.46% | 580 | 29.09% | 1,994 |
| Fond du Lac | 4,734 | 51.46% | 4,466 | 48.54% | 268 | 2.91% | 9,200 |
| Grant | 4,640 | 69.12% | 2,071 | 30.85% | 2,569 | 38.27% | 6,713[d] |
| Green | 2,791 | 68.32% | 1,294 | 31.68% | 1,497 | 36.65% | 4,085 |
| Green Lake | 1,803 | 69.13% | 805 | 30.87% | 998 | 38.27% | 2,608 |
| Iowa | 2,345 | 54.48% | 1,959 | 45.52% | 386 | 8.97% | 4,304 |
| Jackson | 1,056 | 73.74% | 376 | 26.26% | 680 | 47.49% | 1,432 |
| Jefferson | 3,195 | 46.02% | 3,747 | 53.98% | -552 | -7.95% | 6,942 |
| Juneau | 1,445 | 56.47% | 1,114 | 43.53% | 331 | 12.93% | 2,559 |
| Kenosha | 1,530 | 56.17% | 1,194 | 43.83% | 336 | 12.33% | 2,724 |
| Kewaunee | 645 | 43.11% | 851 | 56.89% | -206 | -13.77% | 1,496 |
| La Crosse | 2,368 | 63.03% | 1,388 | 36.94% | 980 | 26.08% | 3,757[c] |
| Lafayette | 2,220 | 50.96% | 2,136 | 49.04% | 84 | 1.93% | 4,356 |
| Manitowoc | 2,605 | 49.67% | 2,640 | 50.33% | -35 | -0.67% | 5,245 |
| Marathon | 209 | 20.96% | 788 | 79.04% | -579 | -58.07% | 997 |
| Marquette | 667 | 42.03% | 920 | 57.97% | -253 | -15.94% | 1,587 |
| Milwaukee | 6,101 | 40.20% | 9,074 | 59.80% | -2,973 | -19.59% | 15,175 |
| Monroe | 1,951 | 60.99% | 1,248 | 39.01% | 703 | 21.98% | 3,199 |
| Oconto | 842 | 69.13% | 376 | 30.87% | 466 | 38.26% | 1,218 |
| Outagamie | 1,501 | 45.40% | 1,805 | 54.60% | -304 | -9.20% | 3,306 |
| Ozaukee | 512 | 19.91% | 2,059 | 80.09% | -1,547 | -60.17% | 2,571 |
| Pepin | 544 | 71.02% | 222 | 28.98% | 322 | 42.04% | 766 |
| Pierce | 1,356 | 71.78% | 533 | 28.22% | 823 | 43.57% | 1,889 |
| Polk | 322 | 69.10% | 144 | 30.90% | 178 | 38.20% | 466 |
| Portage | 1,231 | 62.46% | 740 | 37.54% | 491 | 24.91% | 1,971 |
| Racine | 3,130 | 61.89% | 1,927 | 38.11% | 1,203 | 23.79% | 5,057 |
| Richland | 1,619 | 59.50% | 1,102 | 40.50% | 517 | 19.00% | 2,721 |
| Rock | 5,583 | 71.88% | 2,135 | 27.49% | 3,448 | 44.39% | 7,767[e] |
| Sauk | 3,262 | 70.48% | 1,366 | 29.52% | 1,896 | 40.97% | 4,628 |
| Shawano | 299 | 55.99% | 235 | 44.01% | 64 | 11.99% | 534 |
| Sheboygan | 3,062 | 55.48% | 2,457 | 44.52% | 605 | 10.96% | 5,519 |
| St. Croix | 1,237 | 60.40% | 811 | 39.60% | 426 | 20.80% | 2,048 |
| Trempealeau | 1,193 | 81.66% | 268 | 18.34% | 925 | 63.31% | 1,461 |
| Vernon | 2,248 | 78.35% | 621 | 21.65% | 1,627 | 56.71% | 2,869 |
| Walworth | 4,184 | 72.74% | 1,568 | 27.26% | 2,616 | 45.48% | 5,752 |
| Washington | 1,213 | 28.30% | 3,073 | 71.70% | -1,860 | -43.40% | 4,286 |
| Waukesha | 2,930 | 49.65% | 2,971 | 50.35% | -41 | -0.69% | 5,901 |
| Waupaca | 1,994 | 68.62% | 912 | 31.38% | 1,082 | 37.23% | 2,906 |
| Waushara | 1,741 | 81.85% | 386 | 18.15% | 1,355 | 63.70% | 2,127 |
| Winnebago | 4,712 | 63.21% | 2,742 | 36.79% | 1,970 | 26.43% | 7,454 |
| Wood | 401 | 47.57% | 442 | 52.43% | -41 | -4.86% | 843 |
| Total | 108,857 | 56.22% | 84,710 | 43.75% | 24,147 | 12.47% | 193,620 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editSee also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "1868 Presidential General Election Results – Wisconsin". Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ a b Wisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the votes polled for Electors of President and Vice President of the United States at a General Election held in the several Towns, Wards and Election Precincts, in the several Counties of the State of Wisconsin on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday being the third day of November A.D. 1868