1868 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

1868 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
November 3, 1868
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Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Horatio Seymour
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Illinois New York
Running mate Schuyler Colfax Francis Preston Blair Jr.
Electoral vote 12 0
Popular vote 136,379 59,103
Percentage 69.76% 30.23%
President before election

Andrew Johnson
Democratic

 Elected President

Ulysses S. Grant
Republican

The 1868 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Massachusetts voted for the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant, over the Democratic nominee, Horatio Seymour. Grant won the state by a margin of 39.53%.

With 69.76% of the popular vote, Massachusetts would be Grant's second strongest victory in terms of popular vote percentage after neighboring Vermont.

This is the last election in which Dorchester voted in a presidential election, as it was annexed by the city of Boston in 1869.

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