1868 United States presidential election in Arkansas
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The1868 United States presidential election in Arkansastook place on November 3, 1868, as part of the1868 United States presidential election.Voters chose five representatives, or electors to theElectoral College,who voted forpresidentandvice president.
RepublicanUlysses S. Grantbecame the first of his party to ever carryArkansas,taking 53.68% of the state's vote toDemocratHoratio Seymour's 46.32%.
This was the first time since1860that a presidential election was held in the state due to its secession, theAmerican Civil War,andReconstruction.This was one of only two times in the 19th century that Arkansas backed a Republican candidate; the party would carry it once more in thenext election,before waiting 100 years, until1972,to win it again. This was also the last time until1980that the state backed a non-incumbent Republican.
Fourteen counties either did not vote or had their votes thrown out, because, according to GovernorPowell Clayton,violence from Confederate militias made voter registration impossible. These counties are:Ashley,Bradley,Columbia,Craighead,Greene,Lafayette,Little River,Mississippi,Sevier,Woodruff,Conway,Crittenden,Drew,andFulton.[1]
Results[edit]
1868 United States presidential election in Arkansas[2] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Republican | Ulysses S. GrantofIllinois | Schuyler ColfaxofIndiana | 22,112 | 53.68% | 5 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic | Horatio SeymourofNew York | Francis Preston Blair, Jr.ofMissouri | 19,078 | 46.32% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 41,190 | 100.00% | 5 | 100.00% |
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References[edit]
- ^"Encyclopedia of Arkansas".Encyclopedia of Arkansas.RetrievedDecember 22,2022.
- ^"1868 Presidential General Election Results - Arkansas".