The 1868 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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1868 United States presidential election in Oregon

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Nominee Horatio Seymour Ulysses S. Grant Party Democratic Republican Home state New York Illinois Running mate Francis Preston Blair, Jr. Schuyler Colfax Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 11,125 10,961 Percentage 50.37% 49.63%

County Results Seymour   50-60%   60-70% Grant   50-60%   60-70%   70–80%

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

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Oregon voted for the Democratic nominee, Horatio Seymour over the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant. Seymour won the state by a narrow margin of 0.74%.

As a result of his win, Seymour became the first Democratic presidential candidate to ever win Oregon. Another Democrat would not win Oregon again on a presidential level until Woodrow Wilson won the state in 1912.Democrats wouldn't win a majority in oregon until Frank roosevelt in 1932

This was the only time a Republican would win a presidential election without Oregon until 1988, 120 years later; every Republican victor since then has lost the state.

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