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The 1868 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election . State voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Wisconsin was won by Republican Party candidate Ulysses S. Grant , over Democratic candidate, Horatio Seymour . Grant won the state with 56.22% of the popular vote, winning the state's eight electoral votes.[ 1]
Lafayette County voted for a Republican for the first time in this election and would continue to vote Republican in every election until 1912 . Conversely, Fond du Lac County voted Republican for the last time until 1896 . In this election, Iowa County began a streak of backing the statewide winner that lasted until 1940 .
General Election Results[ 2]
Party
Pledged to
Elector
Votes
Republican Party
Ulysses S. Grant
Allen Warden
108,857
Republican Party
Ulysses S. Grant
Henry D. Barron
108,853
Republican Party
Ulysses S. Grant
Elihu Enos
108,851
Republican Party
Ulysses S. Grant
W. G. Ritch
108,849
Republican Party
Ulysses S. Grant
S. S. Barlow
108,847
Republican Party
Ulysses S. Grant
William T. Price
108,837
Republican Party
Ulysses S. Grant
Charles G. Williams
108,809
Republican Party
Ulysses S. Grant
L. F. Frisby
108,793
Democratic Party
Horatio Seymour
Samuel Ryan Jr.
84,710
Democratic Party
Horatio Seymour
Theodore Rodolf
84,709
Democratic Party
Horatio Seymour
N. D. Fratt
84,707
Democratic Party
Horatio Seymour
H. N. Smith
84,705
Democratic Party
Horatio Seymour
A. G. Cook
84,704
Democratic Party
Horatio Seymour
Moses M. Strong
84,704
Democratic Party
Horatio Seymour
Gilbert L. Park
84,702
Democratic Party
Horatio Seymour
George B. Smith
84,695
Write-in
Scattering
53
Votes cast[ a]
193,620
County[ 2]
Ulysses S. Grant Republican
Horatio Seymour Democratic
Margin
Total votes cast[ b]
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adams
958
74.96%
320
25.04%
638
49.92%
1,278
Ashland
9
23.08%
30
76.92%
-21
-53.85%
39
Bayfield
20
45.45%
24
54.55%
-4
-9.09%
44
Brown
1,806
47.22%
2,019
52.78%
-213
-5.57%
3,825
Buffalo
1,093
70.61%
455
29.39%
638
41.21%
1,548
Calumet
985
46.44%
1,136
53.56%
-151
-7.12%
2,121
Chippewa
677
49.45%
692
50.55%
-15
-1.10%
1,369
Clark
411
75.00%
137
25.00%
274
50.00%
548
Columbia
3,867
67.14%
1,893
32.86%
1,974
34.27%
5,760
Crawford
1,104
48.21%
1,186
51.79%
-82
-3.58%
2,290
Dane
5,731
54.00%
4,880
45.99%
851
8.02%
10,612[ c]
Dodge
3.634
39.04%
5,675
60.96%
-2,041
-21.93%
9,309
Door
643
79.58%
165
20.42%
478
59.16%
808
Douglas
73
50.00%
73
50.00%
0
0.00%
146
Dunn
1,138
76.38%
352
23.62%
786
52.75%
1,490
Eau Claire
1,287
64.54%
707
35.46%
580
29.09%
1,994
Fond du Lac
4,734
51.46%
4,466
48.54%
268
2.91%
9,200
Grant
4,640
69.12%
2,071
30.85%
2,569
38.27%
6,713[ d]
Green
2,791
68.32%
1,294
31.68%
1,497
36.65%
4,085
Green Lake
1,803
69.13%
805
30.87%
998
38.27%
2,608
Iowa
2,345
54.48%
1,959
45.52%
386
8.97%
4,304
Jackson
1,056
73.74%
376
26.26%
680
47.49%
1,432
Jefferson
3,195
46.02%
3,747
53.98%
-552
-7.95%
6,942
Juneau
1,445
56.47%
1,114
43.53%
331
12.93%
2,559
Kenosha
1,530
56.17%
1,194
43.83%
336
12.33%
2,724
Kewaunee
645
43.11%
851
56.89%
-206
-13.77%
1,496
La Crosse
2,368
63.03%
1,388
36.94%
980
26.08%
3,757[ c]
Lafayette
2,220
50.96%
2,136
49.04%
84
1.93%
4,356
Manitowoc
2,605
49.67%
2,640
50.33%
-35
-0.67%
5,245
Marathon
209
20.96%
788
79.04%
-579
-58.07%
997
Marquette
667
42.03%
920
57.97%
-253
-15.94%
1,587
Milwaukee
6,101
40.20%
9,074
59.80%
-2,973
-19.59%
15,175
Monroe
1,951
60.99%
1,248
39.01%
703
21.98%
3,199
Oconto
842
69.13%
376
30.87%
466
38.26%
1,218
Outagamie
1,501
45.40%
1,805
54.60%
-304
-9.20%
3,306
Ozaukee
512
19.91%
2,059
80.09%
-1,547
-60.17%
2,571
Pepin
544
71.02%
222
28.98%
322
42.04%
766
Pierce
1,356
71.78%
533
28.22%
823
43.57%
1,889
Polk
322
69.10%
144
30.90%
178
38.20%
466
Portage
1,231
62.46%
740
37.54%
491
24.91%
1,971
Racine
3,130
61.89%
1,927
38.11%
1,203
23.79%
5,057
Richland
1,619
59.50%
1,102
40.50%
517
19.00%
2,721
Rock
5,583
71.88%
2,135
27.49%
3,448
44.39%
7,767[ e]
Sauk
3,262
70.48%
1,366
29.52%
1,896
40.97%
4,628
Shawano
299
55.99%
235
44.01%
64
11.99%
534
Sheboygan
3,062
55.48%
2,457
44.52%
605
10.96%
5,519
St. Croix
1,237
60.40%
811
39.60%
426
20.80%
2,048
Trempealeau
1,193
81.66%
268
18.34%
925
63.31%
1,461
Vernon
2,248
78.35%
621
21.65%
1,627
56.71%
2,869
Walworth
4,184
72.74%
1,568
27.26%
2,616
45.48%
5,752
Washington
1,213
28.30%
3,073
71.70%
-1,860
-43.40%
4,286
Waukesha
2,930
49.65%
2,971
50.35%
-41
-0.69%
5,901
Waupaca
1,994
68.62%
912
31.38%
1,082
37.23%
2,906
Waushara
1,741
81.85%
386
18.15%
1,355
63.70%
2,127
Winnebago
4,712
63.21%
2,742
36.79%
1,970
26.43%
7,454
Wood
401
47.57%
442
52.43%
-41
-4.86%
843
Total
108,857
56.22%
84,710
43.75%
24,147
12.47%
193,620
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ]
^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
^ Based on highest elector on each ticket
^ a b Includes 1 Scattering vote
^ Includes 2 Scattering votes
^ Includes 49 Scattering votes
^ "1868 Presidential General Election Results – Wisconsin" . Retrieved August 18, 2016 .
^ a b Wisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the votes polled for Electors of President and Vice President of the United States at a General Election held in the several Towns, Wards and Election Precincts, in the several Counties of the State of Wisconsin on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday being the third day of November A.D. 1868