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President Andrew Johnson succeeded Lincoln after Lincoln's assassination. Johnson had been impeached by Congress, although the Senate did not convict him. However, he became ineffective as President, and he was not renominated for re-election. The Civil War had just ended and the South was going through a period of Reconstruction, and it was the main issue of the campaign. Some southern states did not vote because they were under Reconstruction. The Democrats nominated Horatio Seymour to succeed Johnson and Republicans nominated war hero Ulysses S. Grant. Grant's campaign slogan was "Let Us Have Peace." Grant argued for a longer period of reconstruction than the Democrats, but his message of peace was good news to a country weary of war. Seymour gave Grant a closer race in the popular vote, but the electoral vote was a large victory for the Republican. UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 3,013,790 53 214 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 2,708,980 47 80 All Other Candidates 46 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 76,667 51 8 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 72,921 49 0 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 22,112 54 5 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 19,078 46 0 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 54,588 50 5 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 54,068 50 0 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 50,788 51 6 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 47,844 49 0 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 7,614 41 0 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 10,957 59 3 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax No Popular Vote -- 3 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 57,109 36 0 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 102,707 64 9 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 250,304 56 16 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 199,116 44 0 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 176,552 51 13 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 166,980 49 0 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 120,399 62 8 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 74,040 38 0 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 30,027 69 3 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 13,600 31 0 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 39,566 25 0 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 115,889 75 11 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 33,263 29 0 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 80,225 71 7 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 70,502 62 7 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 42,460 38 0 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 30,438 33 0 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 62,357 67 7 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 136,379 70 12 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 59,103 30 0 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 128,560 57 8 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 97,060 43 0 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 43,722 61 4 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 28,096 39 0 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Mississippi did not vote. The state was still under reconstuction. MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 86,860 57 11 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 65,628 43 0 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 9,772 64 3 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 5,519 36 0 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 6,480 55 3 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 5,218 45 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 37,718 55 5 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 30,575 45 0 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 80,131 49 0 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 83,001 51 7 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 419,888 49 0 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 429,883 51 33 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 96,939 53 9 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 84,559 47 0 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 280,167 54 21 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 238,621 46 0 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 10,961 50 0 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 11,125 50 3 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 342,280 52 26 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 313,382 48 0 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 12,993 66 4 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 6,548 34 0 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 62,301 58 6 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 45,237 42 0 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 56,628 68 10 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 26,129 32 0 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Texas did not vote. The state was still under reconstuction. VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 44,167 79 5 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 12,045 21 0 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Virginia did not vote. The state was still under reconstuction. WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 29,015 59 5 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 20,306 41 0 WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Grant/Colfax 108,900 56 8 Seymour/Blair, Jr. + 84,703 44 0 SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Prohibition Other Socialist Labor Greenback Anti-Masonic Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party