Who won Ohio in the 1868 presidential election?

Grant (Republican) carried Ohio in 1868, winning its 21 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Ohio have in 1868?

Ohio cast 21 electoral votes in the 1868 presidential election.

Did Ohio vote for the national winner in 1868?

Yes. Ohio backed Ulysses S. Grant, who won the presidency that year.

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Ohio: Grant carries 21 EV.

Ohio cast its 21 electoral votes for Grant (Republican). National winner: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) — Ohio voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Ohio, 1868

In 1868, Ohio awarded its 21 electoral votes to Grant of the Republican party. Ohio ended up on the winning side — Ulysses S. Grant captured the White House that year.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which Ohio backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. The region divided — Michigan, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania joined Ohio for the Republican ticket, while Indiana and Kentucky did not. Across the 56 presidential elections Ohio has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (30 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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