See main article: 1868 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1868 United States presidential election in Minnesota |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1864 United States presidential election in Minnesota |
| Previous Year: | 1864 |
| Next Election: | 1872 United States presidential election in Minnesota |
| Next Year: | 1872 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1868 |
| Image1: | Ulysses S Grant by Brady c1870-restored (3x4 crop).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Illinois |
| Running Mate1: | Schuyler Colfax |
| Electoral Vote1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 43,719 |
| Percentage1: | 60.88% |
| Nominee2: | Horatio Seymour |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Francis Preston Blair Jr. |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 28,096 |
| Percentage2: | 39.12% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Andrew Johnson |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ulysses S. Grant |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Minnesota (1893–1957).svg |
The 1868 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. State voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[1]
Minnesota was won by Ulysses S. Grant, formerly the 6th Commanding General of the United States Army (R-Illinois), running with Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax, with 60.88% of the popular vote, against the 18th governor of New York, Horatio Seymour (D–New York), running with former Senator Francis Preston Blair Jr., with 39.12% of the vote.[1]
| County | Ulysses Grant Republican | Horatio Seymour Democratic | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | |||||||
| Anoka | 424 | 58.73% | 298 | 41.27% | 126 | 17.45% | 722 | ||||||||
| Benton | 153 | 51.00% | 147 | 49.00% | 6 | 2.00% | 300 | ||||||||
| Blue Earth | 1,748 | 63.06% | 1,024 | 36.94% | 724 | 26.12% | 2,772 | ||||||||
| Brown | 654 | 81.14% | 152 | 18.86% | 502 | 62.28% | 806 | ||||||||
| Carlton | 26 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 26 | 100.00% | 26 | ||||||||
| Carver | 799 | 44.91% | 980 | 55.09% | 181 | -10.17% | 1,779 | ||||||||
| Chisago | 538 | 82.14% | 117 | 17.86% | 421 | 64.27% | 655 | ||||||||
| Dakota | 1,612 | 47.34% | 1,793 | 52.66% | 181 | -5.32% | 3,405 | ||||||||
| Dodge | 1,025 | 72.90% | 381 | 27.10% | 644 | 45.80% | 1,406 | ||||||||
| Douglas | 562 | 84.13% | 106 | 15.87% | 456 | 68.26% | 668 | ||||||||
| Faribault | 1,421 | 79.21% | 373 | 20.79% | 1,048 | 58.42% | 1,794 | ||||||||
| Fillmore | 2,748 | 67.68% | 1,312 | 32.32% | 1,436 | 35.37% | 4,060 | ||||||||
| Freeborn | 1,211 | 78.28% | 336 | 21.72% | 875 | 56.56% | 1,547 | ||||||||
| Goodhue | 2,885 | 75.64% | 929 | 24.36% | 1,956 | 51.28% | 3,814 | ||||||||
| Grant | 47 | 95.92% | 2 | 4.08% | 45 | 91.84% | 49 | ||||||||
| Hennepin | 3,128 | 61.19% | 1,984 | 38.81% | 1,144 | 22.38% | 5,112 | ||||||||
| Houston | 1,435 | 61.48% | 899 | 38.52% | 536 | 22.96% | 2,334 | ||||||||
| Isanti | 263 | 90.07% | 29 | 9.93% | 234 | 80.14% | 292 | ||||||||
| Jackson | 201 | 92.63% | 16 | 7.37% | 185 | 85.25% | 217 | ||||||||
| Kanabec | 8 | 88.89% | 1 | 11.11% | 7 | 77.78% | 9 | ||||||||
| Kandiyohi | 541 | 86.28% | 86 | 13.72% | 455 | 72.57% | 627 | ||||||||
| Lake | 14 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 14 | 100.00% | 14 | ||||||||
| Le Sueur | 876 | 44.44% | 1,095 | 55.56% | 219 | -11.11% | 1,971 | ||||||||
| McLeod | 605 | 61.36% | 381 | 38.64% | 224 | 22.72% | 986 | ||||||||
| Martin | 520 | 83.74% | 101 | 16.26% | 419 | 67.47% | 621 | ||||||||
| Meeker | 600 | 67.80% | 285 | 32.20% | 315 | 35.59% | 885 | ||||||||
| Mille Lacs | 118 | 74.21% | 41 | 25.79% | 77 | 48.43% | 159 | ||||||||
| Morrison | 68 | 32.85% | 139 | 67.15% | 71 | -34.30% | 207 | ||||||||
| Mower | 1,239 | 72.54% | 469 | 27.46% | 770 | 45.08% | 1,708 | ||||||||
| Nicollet | 780 | 61.66% | 485 | 38.34% | 295 | 23.32% | 1,265 | ||||||||
| Olmsted | 2,368 | 64.42% | 1,308 | 35.58% | 1,060 | 28.84% | 3,676 | ||||||||
| Otter Tail | 105 | 82.68% | 22 | 17.32% | 83 | 65.35% | 127 | ||||||||
| Pine | 35 | 87.50% | 5 | 12.50% | 30 | 75.00% | 40 | ||||||||
| Pope | 311 | 83.38% | 62 | 16.62% | 249 | 66.76% | 373 | ||||||||
| Ramsey | 1,669 | 46.39% | 1,929 | 53.61% | 260 | -7.23% | 3,598 | ||||||||
| Redwood | 158 | 94.61% | 9 | 5.39% | 149 | 89.22% | 167 | ||||||||
| Renville | 312 | 81.68% | 70 | 18.32% | 242 | 63.35% | 382 | ||||||||
| Rice | 1,785 | 58.51% | 1,266 | 41.49% | 519 | 17.01% | 3,051 | ||||||||
| St Louis | 66 | 76.74% | 20 | 23.26% | 46 | 53.49% | 86 | ||||||||
| Scott | 478 | 24.75% | 1,453 | 75.25% | 975 | -50.49% | 1,931 | ||||||||
| Sherburne | 205 | 58.07% | 148 | 41.93% | 57 | 16.15% | 353 | ||||||||
| Sibley | 380 | 34.99% | 706 | 65.01% | 326 | -30.02% | 1,086 | ||||||||
| Stearns | 1,029 | 40.31% | 1,524 | 59.69% | 495 | -19.39% | 2,553 | ||||||||
| Steele | 1,137 | 69.33% | 503 | 30.67% | 634 | 38.66% | 1,640 | ||||||||
| Todd | 161 | 82.14% | 35 | 17.86% | 126 | 64.29% | 196 | ||||||||
| Wabasha | 1,831 | 61.59% | 1,142 | 38.41% | 689 | 23.18% | 2,973 | ||||||||
| Waseca | 817 | 61.20% | 518 | 38.80% | 299 | 22.40% | 1,335 | ||||||||
| Washington | 1,061 | 60.01% | 707 | 39.99% | 354 | 20.02% | 1,768 | ||||||||
| Watonwan | 199 | 77.73% | 57 | 22.27% | 142 | 55.47% | 256 | ||||||||
| Winona | 2,378 | 54.01% | 2,025 | 45.99% | 353 | 8.02% | 4,403 | ||||||||
| Wright | 985 | 61.26% | 623 | 38.74% | 362 | 22.51% | 1,608 | ||||||||
| Totals | 43,719 | 60.88% | 28,096 | 39.12% | 15,623 | 21.75% | 71,815 | ||||||||