George McClellan was the Democratic Party candidate in the 1864 presidential election. Incumbent President Abraham Lincoln won reelection in the 1864 presidential election defeating George McClellan. In the 1864 presidential election Abraham Lincoln received 212 electoral votes and George McClellan received 21 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Lincoln 2,218,388 and McClellan 1,812,807.
Republican Party candidateUlysses S. Grant won the 1868 presidential election defeating Democratic Party candidate Horatio Seymour. In the 1868 presidential election Ulysses S. Grant received 214 electoral votes and Horatio Seymour received 80 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Grant 3,013,650 and Seymour 2,708,744. Incumbent PresidentUlysses S. Grant won reelection in the 1872 presidential election defeating Horace Greeley. In the 1872 presidential election Ulysses S. Grant received 286 of the 352 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Grant 3,598,235 and Greeley 2,834,761.
republican party was eager to protect their power in the north as well as in the south
July 18th, 1868
The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is one of the amendments that was enacted after the Civil War as part of the Reconstruction Amendments, along with the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. It was adopted on July 9, 1868.
George Jose was born in 1868.
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The Democrats chose Horatio Seymour as their nominee in the election of 1868. He served as the Governor of New York and was known for his opposition to Reconstruction policies and advocating for white supremacy in the South. However, Seymour lost the election to the Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant.
Republican Party candidateUlysses S. Grant won the 1868 presidential election defeating Democratic Party candidate Horatio Seymour. In the 1868 presidential election Ulysses S. Grant received 214 electoral votes and Horatio Seymour received 80 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Grant 3,013,650 and Seymour 2,708,744.
Republican Party candidateUlysses S. Grant won the 1868 presidential election defeating Democratic Party candidate Horatio Seymour. In the 1868 presidential election Ulysses S. Grant received 214 electoral votes and Horatio Seymour received 80 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Grant 3,013,650 and Seymour 2,708,744.
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Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865. Ulysses S. Grant won the 1868 U. S. Presidential Election.
Ulysses S. Grant
1868- Horatio Seymour (Democratic)1872- Thomas A. Hendricks (Democratic)
The entire election campaign of 1868 opened with the assassination of a Republican congressman from Arkansas and three members of the South Carolina House of Representatives.
Horatio Seymour as their candidate. Seymour was the Governor of New York at the time and had previously served as the mayor of Utica. He was known for his conservative viewpoints and his opposition to Reconstruction policies. Despite his efforts, Grant won the election and became the 18th President of the United States.
Republican Party candidateUlysses S. Grant won the 1868 presidential election defeating Democratic Party candidate Horatio Seymour. In the 1868 presidential election Ulysses S. Grant received 214 electoral votes and Horatio Seymour received 80 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Grant 3,013,650 and Seymour 2,708,744. Incumbent PresidentUlysses S. Grant won reelection in the 1872 presidential election defeating Horace Greeley. In the 1872 presidential election Ulysses S. Grant received 286 of the 352 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Grant 3,598,235 and Greeley 2,834,761.
In the Presidential election of 1868, his competitor was Horatio Seymour.