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 + General Election ResultsAbstract of votes polled at a General Election held throughout the State of California on Tuesday the third day of November AD 1868Party Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Alfred Reddington54,592 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant John B. Felton54,588 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant O. H. La Grange54,576 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant D. B. Hoffman54,565 Republican Party Ulysses S. Grant Charles Westmoreland54,551 Democratic Party Horatio Seymour Thomas J. Henley54,078 Democratic Party Horatio Seymour W. T. Wallace54,069 Democratic Party Horatio Seymour E. J. C. Kewen54,068 Democratic Party Horatio Seymour A. D. Dibble54,068 Democratic Party Horatio Seymour George Pearce54,061Votes cast 108,670

Results by county County Ulysses S. GrantRepublican Horatio SeymourDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Alameda1,86059.58%1,26240.42%59819.15%3,122Alpine15469.68%6730.32%8739.37%221Amador1,11047.56%1,22452.44%-114-4.88%2,334Butte1,27950.67%1,24549.33%341.35%2,524Calaveras1,14352.12%1,05047.88%934.24%2,193Colusa35933.93%69966.07%−340−32.14%1,058Contra Costa1,09159.65%73840.35%35319.30%1,829Del Norte16248.36%17351.64%-11-3.28%335El Dorado1,67649.90%1,68350.10%-7-0.21%3,359Fresno7215.89%38184.11%−309−68.21%453Humboldt76960.27%50739.73%26220.53%1,276Inyo11353.05%10046.95%136.10%213Kern20833.02%42266.98%−214−33.97%630Klamath13742.28%18757.72%−50−15.43%324Lake24835.33%45464.67%−206−29.34%702Lassen21063.25%12236.75%8826.51%332Los Angeles74837.70%1,23662.30%-488-24.60%1,984Marin52854.94%43345.06%959.89%961Mariposa45640.75%66359.25%-207-18.50%1,119Mendocino62138.26%1,00261.74%−381−23.48%1,623Merced9826.49%27273.51%−174−47.03%370Mono14862.45%8937.55%5924.89%237Monterey58046.66%66353.34%-83-6.68%1,243Napa75252.37%68447.63%684.74%1,436Nevada3,01455.11%2,45544.89%55910.22%5,469Placer1,98761.71%1,23338.29%75423.42%3,220Plumas71256.24%55443.76%15812.48%1,266Sacramento3,20759.14%2,21640.86%99118.27%5,423San Bernardino26341.03%37858.97%-115-17.94%641San Diego12935.44%23564.56%-106-29.12%364San Francisco12,18347.29%13,58252.71%-1,399-5.43%25,765San Joaquin2,10152.95%1,86747.05%2345.90%3,968San Luis Obispo37251.88%34548.12%273.77%717San Mateo62860.10%41739.90%21120.19%1,045Santa Barbara42858.71%30141.29%12717.42%729Santa Clara2,30749.75%2,33050.25%-23-0.50%4,637Santa Cruz1,15361.01%73738.99%41622.01%1,890Shasta63853.43%55646.57%826.87%1,194Sierra1,32862.58%79437.42%53425.16%2,122Siskiyou83547.63%91852.37%-83-4.73%1,753Solano1,54151.64%1,44348.36%983.28%2,984Sonoma1,79942.82%2,40257.18%-603-14.35%4,201Stanislaus35035.28%64264.72%−292−29.44%992Sutter58150.88%56149.12%201.75%1,142Tehama35146.86%39853.14%-47-6.28%749Trinity50556.36%39143.64%11412.72%896Tulare33833.24%67966.76%−341−33.53%1,017Tuolumne99447.13%1,11552.87%-121-5.74%2,109Yolo99548.39%1,06151.61%-66-3.21%2,056Yuba1,33154.48%1,11245.82%2198.96%2,443Total54,59250.24%54,07849.76%5140.47%108,670

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Amador Del Norte El Dorado Klamath Monterey San Francisco Santa Clara Tehama Tuolumne Yolo

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