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Election in West Virginia
The 1868 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the
1868 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
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West Virginia was won by
Ulysses S. Grant, formerly the 6th
Commanding General of the United States Army (
R-
Illinois), running with
Speaker of the House
Schuyler Colfax, with 58.83 percent of the popular vote, against the
18th
governor of New York,
Horatio Seymour (
D–
New York), running with former
Missouri Senator
Francis Preston Blair, Jr., with 41.17 percent of the vote.
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Results
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