1868 United States presidential election in Wisconsin explained

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The 1868 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Wisconsin was won by Republican Party candidate Ulysses S. Grant, over Democratic candidate, Horatio Seymour. Grant won the state with 56.22% of the popular vote, winning the state's eight electoral votes.^[1]

Lafayette County voted for a Republican for the first time in this election and would continue to vote Republican in every election until 1912. Conversely, Fond du Lac County voted Republican for the last time until 1896. In this election, Iowa County began a streak of backing the statewide winner that lasted until 1940.

Results

+ General Election Results[2]	Party		Pledged to	Elector	Votes
	Republican Party	Ulysses S. Grant	Allen Warden	108,857
	Republican Party	Ulysses S. Grant	Henry D. Barron	108,853
	Republican Party	Ulysses S. Grant	Elihu Enos	108,851
	Republican Party	Ulysses S. Grant	W. G. Ritch	108,849
	Republican Party	Ulysses S. Grant	S. S. Barlow	108,847
	Republican Party	Ulysses S. Grant	William T. Price	108,837
	Republican Party	Ulysses S. Grant	Charles G. Williams	108,809
	Republican Party	Ulysses S. Grant	L. F. Frisby	108,793
	Democratic Party	Horatio Seymour	Samuel Ryan Jr.	84,710
	Democratic Party	Horatio Seymour	Theodore Rodolf	84,709
	Democratic Party	Horatio Seymour	N. D. Fratt	84,707
	Democratic Party	Horatio Seymour	H. N. Smith	84,705
	Democratic Party	Horatio Seymour	A. G. Cook	84,704
	Democratic Party	Horatio Seymour	Moses M. Strong	84,704
	Democratic Party	Horatio Seymour	Gilbert L. Park	84,702
	Democratic Party	Horatio Seymour	George B. Smith	84,695
	Write-in		Scattering	53
Votes cast				193,620

Results by county

County	Ulysses S. Grant Republican		Horatio Seymour Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%
	Adams		958		74.96%		320		25.04%		638		49.92%		1,278
	Ashland		9		23.08%		30		76.92%		-21		-53.85%		39
	Bayfield		20		45.45%		24		54.55%		-4		-9.09%		44
	Brown		1,806		47.22%		2,019		52.78%		-213		-5.57%		3,825
	Buffalo		1,093		70.61%		455		29.39%		638		41.21%		1,548
	Calumet		985		46.44%		1,136		53.56%		-151		-7.12%		2,121
	Chippewa		677		49.45%		692		50.55%		-15		-1.10%		1,369
	Clark		411		75.00%		137		25.00%		274		50.00%		548
	Columbia		3,867		67.14%		1,893		32.86%		1,974		34.27%		5,760
	Crawford		1,104		48.21%		1,186		51.79%		-82		-3.58%		2,290
	Dane		5,731		54.00%		4,880		45.99%		851		8.02%		10,612
	Dodge		3.634		39.04%		5,675		60.96%		-2,041		-21.93%		9,309
	Door		643		79.58%		165		20.42%		478		59.16%		808
	Douglas		73		50.00%		73		50.00%		0		0.00%		146
	Dunn		1,138		76.38%		352		23.62%		786		52.75%		1,490
	Eau Claire		1,287		64.54%		707		35.46%		580		29.09%		1,994
	Fond du Lac		4,734		51.46%		4,466		48.54%		268		2.91%		9,200
	Grant		4,640		69.12%		2,071		30.85%		2,569		38.27%		6,713
	Green		2,791		68.32%		1,294		31.68%		1,497		36.65%		4,085
	Green Lake		1,803		69.13%		805		30.87%		998		38.27%		2,608
	Iowa		2,345		54.48%		1,959		45.52%		386		8.97%		4,304
	Jackson		1,056		73.74%		376		26.26%		680		47.49%		1,432
	Jefferson		3,195		46.02%		3,747		53.98%		-552		-7.95%		6,942
	Juneau		1,445		56.47%		1,114		43.53%		331		12.93%		2,559
	Kenosha		1,530		56.17%		1,194		43.83%		336		12.33%		2,724
	Kewaunee		645		43.11%		851		56.89%		-206		-13.77%		1,496
	La Crosse		2,368		63.03%		1,388		36.94%		980		26.08%		3,757
	Lafayette		2,220		50.96%		2,136		49.04%		84		1.93%		4,356
	Manitowoc		2,605		49.67%		2,640		50.33%		-35		-0.67%		5,245
	Marathon		209		20.96%		788		79.04%		-579		-58.07%		997
	Marquette		667		42.03%		920		57.97%		-253		-15.94%		1,587
	Milwaukee		6,101		40.20%		9,074		59.80%		-2,973		-19.59%		15,175
	Monroe		1,951		60.99%		1,248		39.01%		703		21.98%		3,199
	Oconto		842		69.13%		376		30.87%		466		38.26%		1,218
	Outagamie		1,501		45.40%		1,805		54.60%		-304		-9.20%		3,306
	Ozaukee		512		19.91%		2,059		80.09%		-1,547		-60.17%		2,571
	Pepin		544		71.02%		222		28.98%		322		42.04%		766
	Pierce		1,356		71.78%		533		28.22%		823		43.57%		1,889
	Polk		322		69.10%		144		30.90%		178		38.20%		466
	Portage		1,231		62.46%		740		37.54%		491		24.91%		1,971
	Racine		3,130		61.89%		1,927		38.11%		1,203		23.79%		5,057
	Richland		1,619		59.50%		1,102		40.50%		517		19.00%		2,721
	Rock		5,583		71.88%		2,135		27.49%		3,448		44.39%		7,767
	Sauk		3,262		70.48%		1,366		29.52%		1,896		40.97%		4,628
	Shawano		299		55.99%		235		44.01%		64		11.99%		534
	Sheboygan		3,062		55.48%		2,457		44.52%		605		10.96%		5,519
	St. Croix		1,237		60.40%		811		39.60%		426		20.80%		2,048
	Trempealeau		1,193		81.66%		268		18.34%		925		63.31%		1,461
	Vernon		2,248		78.35%		621		21.65%		1,627		56.71%		2,869
	Walworth		4,184		72.74%		1,568		27.26%		2,616		45.48%		5,752
	Washington		1,213		28.30%		3,073		71.70%		-1,860		-43.40%		4,286
	Waukesha		2,930		49.65%		2,971		50.35%		-41		-0.69%		5,901
	Waupaca		1,994		68.62%		912		31.38%		1,082		37.23%		2,906
	Waushara		1,741		81.85%		386		18.15%		1,355		63.70%		2,127
	Winnebago		4,712		63.21%		2,742		36.79%		1,970		26.43%		7,454
	Wood		401		47.57%		442		52.43%		-41		-4.86%		843
Total	108,857	56.22%	84,710	43.75%	24,147	12.47%	193,620

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Iowa
• Lafayette
• Sheboygan

See also

• United States presidential elections in Wisconsin

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1868 Presidential General Election Results – Wisconsin. August 18, 2016.
2. Wisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the votes polled for Electors of President and Vice President of the United States at a General Election held in the several Towns, Wards and Election Precincts, in the several Counties of the State of Wisconsin on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday being the third day of November A.D. 1868