Who won Oregon in the 1868 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Oregon have in 1868?

Oregon cast 3 electoral votes in the 1868 presidential election.

Did Oregon vote for the national winner in 1868?

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

ReconstructionOR · 3 EV

1868

Oregon: Seymour carries 3 EV.

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

Reading the 1868 result in Oregon

Oregon backed Seymour (Democratic) in the 1868 presidential election, casting 3 electoral votes for the ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) won the presidency, leaving Oregon among the states he did not carry.

Seymour's win closed out Oregon's 2-election run of voting Republican. The region divided — California joined Oregon for the Democratic ticket, while Nevada did not. Across the 42 presidential elections Oregon has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican 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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