1868 United States presidential election in California explained

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The 1868 United States presidential election in California was held on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. State voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

California narrowly voted for the Republican nominee, Union general Ulysses S. Grant, over the Democratic nominee, DNC chair Horatio Seymour by a margin barely over 500 votes. Additionally, this was the last time until 1968 where a Republican won the white House without carrying Santa Clara County.

Results

Party! Pledged to! Elector! Votes

	Republican Party	Ulysses S. Grant	Alfred Reddington	54,592
	Republican Party	Ulysses S. Grant	John B. Felton	54,588
	Republican Party	Ulysses S. Grant	O. H. La Grange	54,576
	Republican Party	Ulysses S. Grant	D. B. Hoffman	54,565[1]
	Republican Party	Ulysses S. Grant	Charles Westmoreland	54,551
	Democratic Party	Horatio Seymour	Thomas J. Henley	54,078
	Democratic Party	Horatio Seymour	W. T. Wallace	54,069
	Democratic Party	Horatio Seymour	E. J. C. Kewen	54,068
	Democratic Party	Horatio Seymour	A. D. Dibble	54,068
	Democratic Party	Horatio Seymour	George Pearce	54,061
Votes cast				108,670

Results by county

County	Ulysses S. Grant Republican		Horatio Seymour Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%
	Alameda		1,860		59.58%		1,262		40.42%		598		19.15%		3,122
	Alpine		154		69.68%		67		30.32%		87		39.37%		221
	Amador		1,110		47.56%		1,224		52.44%		-114		-4.88%		2,334
	Butte		1,279		50.67%		1,245		49.33%		34		1.35%		2,524
	Calaveras		1,143		52.12%		1,050		47.88%		93		4.24%		2,193
	Colusa		359		33.93%		699		66.07%		−340		−32.14%		1,058
	Contra Costa		1,091		59.65%		738		40.35%		353		19.30%		1,829
	Del Norte		162		48.36%		173		51.64%		-11		-3.28%		335
	El Dorado		1,676		49.90%		1,683		50.10%		-7		-0.21%		3,359
	Fresno		72		15.89%		381		84.11%		−309		−68.21%		453
	Humboldt		769		60.27%		507		39.73%		262		20.53%		1,276
	Inyo		113		53.05%		100		46.95%		13		6.10%		213
	Kern		208		33.02%		422		66.98%		−214		−33.97%		630
	Klamath		137		42.28%		187		57.72%		−50		−15.43%		324
	Lake		248		35.33%		454		64.67%		−206		−29.34%		702
	Lassen		210		63.25%		122		36.75%		88		26.51%		332
	Los Angeles		748		37.70%		1,236		62.30%		-488		-24.60%		1,984
	Marin		528		54.94%		433		45.06%		95		9.89%		961
	Mariposa		456		40.75%		663		59.25%		-207		-18.50%		1,119
	Mendocino		621		38.26%		1,002		61.74%		−381		−23.48%		1,623
	Merced		98		26.49%		272		73.51%		−174		−47.03%		370
	Mono		148		62.45%		89		37.55%		59		24.89%		237
	Monterey		580		46.66%		663		53.34%		-83		-6.68%		1,243
	Napa		752		52.37%		684		47.63%		68		4.74%		1,436
	Nevada		3,014		55.11%		2,455		44.89%		559		10.22%		5,469
	Placer		1,987		61.71%		1,233		38.29%		754		23.42%		3,220
	Plumas		712		56.24%		554		43.76%		158		12.48%		1,266
	Sacramento		3,207		59.14%		2,216		40.86%		991		18.27%		5,423
	San Bernardino		263		41.03%		378		58.97%		-115		-17.94%		641
	San Diego		129		35.44%		235		64.56%		-106		-29.12%		364
	San Francisco		12,183		47.29%		13,582		52.71%		-1,399		-5.43%		25,765
	San Joaquin		2,101		52.95%		1,867		47.05%		234		5.90%		3,968
	San Luis Obispo		372		51.88%		345		48.12%		27		3.77%		717
	San Mateo		628		60.10%		417		39.90%		211		20.19%		1,045
	Santa Barbara		428		58.71%		301		41.29%		127		17.42%		729
	Santa Clara		2,307		49.75%		2,330		50.25%		-23		-0.50%		4,637
	Santa Cruz		1,153		61.01%		737		38.99%		416		22.01%		1,890
	Shasta		638		53.43%		556		46.57%		82		6.87%		1,194
	Sierra		1,328		62.58%		794		37.42%		534		25.16%		2,122
	Siskiyou		835		47.63%		918		52.37%		-83		-4.73%		1,753
	Solano		1,541		51.64%		1,443		48.36%		98		3.28%		2,984
	Sonoma		1,799		42.82%		2,402		57.18%		-603		-14.35%		4,201
	Stanislaus		350		35.28%		642		64.72%		−292		−29.44%		992
	Sutter		581		50.88%		561		49.12%		20		1.75%		1,142
	Tehama		351		46.86%		398		53.14%		-47		-6.28%		749
	Trinity		505		56.36%		391		43.64%		114		12.72%		896
	Tulare		338		33.24%		679		66.76%		−341		−33.53%		1,017
	Tuolumne		994		47.13%		1,115		52.87%		-121		-5.74%		2,109
	Yolo		995		48.39%		1,061		51.61%		-66		-3.21%		2,056
	Yuba		1,331		54.48%		1,112		45.82%		219		8.96%		2,443
Total	54,592	50.24%	54,078	49.76%	514	0.47%	108,670

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Amador
• Del Norte
• El Dorado
• Klamath
• Monterey
• San Francisco
• Santa Clara
• Tehama
• Tuolumne
• Yolo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official Vote of the State . California Digital Newspaper Collection . Daily Alta California. 19 June 2024 . en . 2 Dec 1868.