1868 United States presidential election in Georgia

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| election_name = 1868 United States presidential election in Georgia

| country = Georgia (U.S. state)

| flag_year = Pre-1879

| flag_image = Flag of the State of Georgia (non-official).svg

| type = presidential

| vote_type = Popular

| ongoing = no

| party_colour =

| party_name =

| previous_election = 1860 United States presidential election in Georgia

| previous_year = 1860

| election_date = {{Start date|1868|11|3}}

| next_election = 1872 United States presidential election in Georgia

| next_year = 1872

| image_size = x200px

| image1 = Hon. Horatio Seymour, N.Y - NARA - 528568 (cropped).jpg

| colour1 =

| nominee1 = Horatio Seymour

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| home_state1 = New York

| running_mate1 = Francis P. Blair Jr.

| electoral_vote1 = 9

| popular_vote1 = 102,707

| percentage1 = 64.27%

| image2 = Ulysses S Grant by Brady c1870-restored (3x4 crop).jpg

| colour2 =

| nominee2 = Ulysses S. Grant

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| home_state2 = Illinois

| running_mate2 = Schuyler Colfax

| electoral_vote2 = 0

| popular_vote2 = 57,109

| percentage2 = 35.73%

| map_image = Georgia Presidential Election Results 1868.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County Results

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Seymour

{{legend|#86b6f2|50–60%}}

{{legend|#4389e3|60–70%}}

{{legend|#1666cb|70–80%}}

{{legend|#0645b4|80–90%}}

{{legend|#002b84|90–100%}}

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Grant

{{legend|#e27f90|50–60%}}

{{legend|#cc2f4a|60–70%}}

{{legend|#d40000|70–80%}}

{{legend|#aa0000|80–90%}}

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| title = President

| before_election = Andrew Johnson

| before_party = National Union Party (United States)

| posttitle = Elected President

| after_election = Ulysses S. Grant

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

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The 1868 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the wider United States presidential election. Voters chose 9 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The first readmission of Georgia to the Union occurred in 1868. The Seymour/Blair ticket carried the state of Georgia on election day. With 64.27% of the popular vote, Georgia would be Seymour's fourth strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Kentucky, Louisiana and Maryland.{{cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1868&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=1868 Presidential Election Statistics|publisher=Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|access-date=2018-03-05}}