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 Horatio Seymour 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
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