United States presidential election, 1868
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The United States presidential election of 1868 was the post–Civil War contest in which Republican Ulysses S. Grant defeated Democrat Horatio Seymour, shaping the course of Reconstruction-era politics.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States presidential election
ⓘ
political event ⓘ |
| campaignSloganOfGrant | "Let us have peace" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electoralCollegeMeetingDate | 1868-12-02 ⓘ |
| electoralVoteLoser | Horatio Seymour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralVotesReceivedByHoratio Seymour | 80 ⓘ |
| electoralVotesReceivedByUlysses S. Grant | 214 ⓘ |
| electoralVoteWinner | Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | United States presidential election, 1872 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | United States presidential election, 1864 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1868-11-03 ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1868-11-03 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first U.S. presidential election after the Civil War concluded
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helped determine direction of Reconstruction-era policies ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentDuringElection | Andrew Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentParty | National Union (aligned with Democrats by 1868) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentSoughtReelection | no ⓘ |
| keyIssue |
Reconstruction policy
ⓘ
civil rights for freedmen ⓘ readmission of former Confederate states ⓘ relationship between President and Congress ⓘ |
| loser | Horatio Seymour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingParty | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Horatio Seymour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableThirdPartyOrIndependentPresence | none of major electoral significance GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfStatesParticipating | 34 ⓘ |
| occursDuring | Reconstruction era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteLoser | Horatio Seymour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteMarginPercentageForGrant | 52.7 ⓘ |
| popularVoteMarginPercentageForSeymour | 47.3 ⓘ |
| popularVotesReceivedByHoratio Seymour | 2808000 ⓘ |
| popularVotesReceivedByUlysses S. Grant | 3398000 ⓘ |
| popularVoteWinner | Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByEvent | impeachment of Andrew Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | election of Ulysses S. Grant as 18th President of the United States ⓘ |
| runningMateOfLoser | Francis Preston Blair Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningMateOfWinner | Schuyler Colfax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| southernStatesWithLimitedParticipation | former Confederate states under Reconstruction governments ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAfter | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | Reconstruction in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceUnderConstitutionalAmendment | Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vicePresidentialOfficeContested | Vice President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutPercentage | 78.1 ⓘ |
| winner | Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningParty | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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