See main article: 1868 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1868 United States presidential election in Georgia |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Flag Year: | Pre-1879 |
| Flag Image: | Flag of the State of Georgia (non-official).svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Vote Type: | Popular |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1860 United States presidential election in Georgia |
| Previous Year: | 1860 |
| Next Election: | 1872 United States presidential election in Georgia |
| Next Year: | 1872 |
| Image1: | Hon. Horatio Seymour, N.Y - NARA - 528568 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Horatio Seymour |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Running Mate1: | Francis P. Blair Jr. |
| Electoral Vote1: | 9 |
| Popular Vote1: | 102,707 |
| Percentage1: | 64.27% |
| Nominee2: | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Illinois |
| Running Mate2: | Schuyler Colfax |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 57,109 |
| Percentage2: | 35.73% |
| Map Size: | 289px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Andrew Johnson |
| Before Party: | National Union Party (United States) |
| Posttitle: | Elected President |
| After Election: | Ulysses S. Grant |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1868 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the wider United States presidential election. Voters chose 9 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
The first readmission of Georgia to the Union occurred in 1868. The Seymour/Blair ticket carried the state of Georgia on election day. With 64.27% of the popular vote, Georgia would be Seymour's fourth strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Kentucky, Louisiana and Maryland.[1]
| United States presidential election in Georgia, 1868 [2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Horatio Seymour | 102,707 | 64.27% | 9 | |
| Republican | Ulysses S. Grant | 57,109 | 35.73% | 0 | |