Who won Delaware in the 1868 presidential election?

Seymour (Democratic) carried Delaware in 1868, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Delaware have in 1868?

Delaware cast 3 electoral votes in the 1868 presidential election.

Did Delaware vote for the national winner in 1868?

No. Delaware backed Seymour, while Ulysses S. Grant won the presidency nationally.

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Delaware: Seymour carries 3 EV.

Delaware cast its 3 electoral votes for Seymour (Democratic). National winner: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) — Delaware voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Delaware, 1868

In 1868, Delaware awarded its 3 electoral votes to Seymour of the Democratic party. Nationally the result broke the other way — Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) won the presidency, leaving Delaware among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Delaware backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1864. The region divided — Maryland and New Jersey joined Delaware for the Democratic ticket, while Pennsylvania did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Delaware has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (23 times). The vote fell within the Reconstruction — Republican rule and contested returns.

In the national count, Ulysses S. Grant took 214 of the 294 electoral votes, against Horatio Seymour's 80. Ulysses S. Grant led the national popular vote with 52.66% of the ballots cast.

The 1868 national map

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