Who won Maryland in the 1868 presidential election?

Seymour (Democratic) carried Maryland in 1868, winning its 7 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Maryland have in 1868?

Maryland cast 7 electoral votes in the 1868 presidential election.

Did Maryland vote for the national winner in 1868?

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

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Maryland: Seymour carries 7 EV.

Maryland cast its 7 electoral votes for Seymour (Democratic). National winner: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) — Maryland voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Maryland, 1868

In 1868, Maryland awarded its 7 electoral votes to Seymour of the Democratic party. Nationally the result broke the other way — Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) won the presidency, leaving Maryland among the states he did not carry.

The result flipped Maryland away from the Republican it had supported in 1864. The region divided — Delaware joined Maryland for the Democratic ticket, while West Virginia and Pennsylvania did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Maryland has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (34 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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