United States elections, 1868
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The 1868 United States general election was held on November 3, electing the members of the 41st United States Congress. The election took place during the Reconstruction Era, and many Southerners were barred from voting. This was the first election after the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment, which protected the voting rights of all citizens regardless of race or previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude. After this election but before the next election, delegations from Texas, Virginia, Mississippi, and Georgia were readmitted to Congress.
In the Presidential election, Republican General Ulysses S. Grant defeated Democratic former Governor Horatio Seymour of New York.[1] Grant succeeded Andrew Johnson, a former Democrat who had been elected vice president on Abraham Lincoln's National Union ticket. Johnson sought the 1868 Democratic nomination, but Seymour took the nomination after twenty two ballots.
Democrats gained several seats in the House, but Republicans continued to maintain a commanding majority.[2]
In the Senate, Republicans and Democrats both won seats, but Republicans maintained a huge majority in the chamber.[3]
See also
- United States presidential election, 1868
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1868
- United States Senate elections, 1868
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