1868 United States presidential election in Florida

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The 1868 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. The vote in the legislature was 40 Republicans to 9 Democrats.^[1]

1868 United States presidential election in Florida

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Nominee Ulysses S. Grant Party Republican Home state Illinois Running mate Schuyler Colfax Electoral vote 3

President before election Andrew Johnson Democratic Elected President Ulysses S. Grant Republican

Florida voted for the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant.

As a result of the status of Reconstruction, the state's three electoral votes were allocated by the State Legislature to Grant. This was the only time in the state's history that the popular vote did not decide the election in the state,^[2] as well as one of only two times nationally after the American Civil War (along with Colorado in 1876).

Results

United States presidential election in Florida, 1868[2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois	Schuyler Colfax of Indiana	–	–	3	100.00%