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United States presidential election of 1868
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The election results of 1868 Ulysses S. Grant Campaign banner Horatio Seymour Map of the United States showing the results of the 1868 presidential election by state. States won by Grant (Republican) are shaded in blue, states won by Seymour (Democratic) are shaded in red, and states not voting due to Reconstruction are shown in gray. Electoral vote counts for each state are displayed, with Grant receiving 214 electoral votes and Seymour 80.
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United States presidential election of 1868, American presidential election held on November 3, 1868, in which Republican Ulysses S. Grant defeated Democrat Horatio Seymour. The election of 1868 was the first to be held after the American Civil War, and central to its outcome were the issues of Reconstruction of the South and suffrage for the newly freed slaves. Struggles over Reconstruction policy had led to military occupation of former Confederate states and to the...

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