1868 United States presidential election in California
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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.
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November 3, 1868
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 County results
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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[a][2] | |
| 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[b] | 108,670 | |||
Results by county
| County | Ulysses S. Grant Republican |
Horatio Seymour Democratic |
Margin | Total votes cast[c] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 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% | â340 | â32.14% | 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% | â309 | â68.21% | 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% | â214 | â33.97% | 630 |
| Klamath | 137 | 42.28% | 187 | 57.72% | â50 | â15.43% | 324 |
| Lake | 248 | 35.33% | 454 | 64.67% | â206 | â29.34% | 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% | â381 | â23.48% | 1,623 |
| Merced | 98 | 26.49% | 272 | 73.51% | â174 | â47.03% | 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% | â292 | â29.44% | 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% | â341 | â33.53% | 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
Notes
- Combined total for "D.B. Hoffman" and "D.A. Hoffman". The split was 41,518 for D.B. Hoffman and 13,047 for D.A. Hoffman. The California Supreme Court ordered the Secretary of State to treat the votes for D.A. Hoffman as having been for D.B. Hoffman. Had these figures not been combined, Thomas J. Henley would have been elected instead.
- Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
- Based on highest elector on each ticket