Episode 3 of 3
Election Day
- When
- November 3, 1868
- Where
- United States
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 1868.
Grant defeated Seymour. The election cemented a solid party comeback at the grassroots level that had begun in local elections in 1867. It was the only election since the Civil War in which the two major party candidates won over 99.9% of the vote.
Sources
- 1868 United States presidential election Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
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