1868 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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| election_name = 1868 United States presidential election in South Carolina

| country = South Carolina

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1860 United States presidential election in South Carolina

| previous_year = 1860

| next_election = 1872 United States presidential election in South Carolina

| next_year = 1872

| election_date = November 3, 1868

| image_size = x200px

| image1 = Ulysses S Grant by Brady c1870-restored (3x4 crop).jpg

| nominee1 = Ulysses S. Grant

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| home_state1 = Illinois

| running_mate1 = Schuyler Colfax

| electoral_vote1 = 6

| popular_vote1 = 62,301

| percentage1 = 57.93%

| image2 = Hon. Horatio Seymour, N.Y - NARA - 528568 (cropped).jpg

| nominee2 = Horatio Seymour

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| home_state2 = New York

| running_mate2 = Francis Preston Blair Jr.

| electoral_vote2 = 0

| popular_vote2 = 45,237

| percentage2 = 42.07%

| map_image = South Carolina Presidential Election Results 1868.svg

| map_size = 325px

| map_caption = County Results

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Grant

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{{legend|#cc2f4a|60–70%}}

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Seymour

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| title = President

| before_election = Andrew Johnson

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Ulysses S. Grant

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

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The 1868 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. Voters chose 6 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. This would be the first time in South Carolina's history where the popular vote was used in the state during the presidential election, with previous elections having used the state legislature.

South Carolina voted for the Republican nominee, General Ulysses S. Grant, over the Democratic nominee, former Governor of New York Horatio Seymour. Grant won the state by a margin of 15.86%.