United States presidential election, 1868

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The United States presidential election of 1868 was the post–Civil War contest in which Republican Ulysses S. Grant defeated Democrat Horatio Seymour, shaping the course of Reconstruction-era politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States presidential election
political event
campaignSloganOfGrant "Let us have peace"
linked to: "Let Us Have Peace"
country United States of America
electoralCollegeMeetingDate 1868-12-02
electoralVoteLoser Horatio Seymour
electoralVotesReceivedByHoratio Seymour 80
electoralVotesReceivedByUlysses S. Grant 214
electoralVoteWinner Ulysses S. Grant
followedBy United States presidential election, 1872
follows United States presidential election, 1864
hasEndDate 1868-11-03
hasStartDate 1868-11-03
historicalSignificance first U.S. presidential election after the Civil War concluded
helped determine direction of Reconstruction-era policies
incumbentPresidentDuringElection Andrew Johnson
incumbentPresidentParty National Union (aligned with Democrats by 1868)
incumbentPresidentSoughtReelection no
keyIssue Reconstruction policy
civil rights for freedmen
readmission of former Confederate states
relationship between President and Congress
loser Horatio Seymour
losingParty Democratic Party (United States)
mainTopic Horatio Seymour
Ulysses S. Grant
notableThirdPartyOrIndependentPresence none of major electoral significance
numberOfStatesParticipating 34
occursDuring Reconstruction era
officeContested President of the United States
popularVoteLoser Horatio Seymour
popularVoteMarginPercentageForGrant 52.7
popularVoteMarginPercentageForSeymour 47.3
popularVotesReceivedByHoratio Seymour 2808000
popularVotesReceivedByUlysses S. Grant 3398000
popularVoteWinner Ulysses S. Grant
precededByEvent impeachment of Andrew Johnson
resultedIn election of Ulysses S. Grant as 18th President of the United States
runningMateOfLoser Francis Preston Blair Jr.
runningMateOfWinner Schuyler Colfax
southernStatesWithLimitedParticipation former Confederate states under Reconstruction governments
tookPlaceAfter American Civil War
tookPlaceDuring Reconstruction in the United States
linked to: Reconstruction era
tookPlaceUnderConstitutionalAmendment Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
vicePresidentialOfficeContested Vice President of the United States
voterTurnoutPercentage 78.1
winner Ulysses S. Grant
winningParty Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party

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Frank Blair Jr. candidateInElection United States presidential election, 1868
Francis Preston Blair Jr. election United States presidential election of 1868
subject linked to: Blair political family
linked to: United States presidential election, 1868