See main article: 1868 United States presidential election.
Election Name: | 1868 United States presidential election in New Jersey |
Country: | New Jersey |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1864 United States presidential election in New Jersey |
Previous Year: | 1864 |
Next Election: | 1872 United States presidential election in New Jersey |
Next Year: | 1872 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1868 |
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 Preston Blair Jr. |
Electoral Vote1: | 7 |
Popular Vote1: | 83,001 |
Percentage1: | 50.88% |
Nominee2: | Ulysses S. Grant |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Home State2: | Illinois |
Running Mate2: | Schuyler Colfax |
Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 80,131 |
Percentage2: | 49.12% |
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) |
The 1868 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
New Jersey voted for the Democratic nominee, former Governor of New York Horatio Seymour, over the Republican nominee, General Ulysses S. Grant. Seymour won by a narrow margin of 1.76%.