1860 Presidential Election Results

Lincoln Projected Winner With All States Reporting!

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Candidate Party Electoral Votes % Popular Votes %
Lincoln Republican 180 59% 1,866,452 39%
Breckinridge Democrat 72 24% 849,781 18%
Bell Union 39 13% 588,879 13%
Douglas Democrat 12 4% 1,376,957 30%
Totals   303   4,682,069  Inaugural Address

State Electoral Votes Candidate Region
Maine 8 Lincoln North
New Hampshire 5 Lincoln North
Vermont 5 Lincoln North
Massachusetts 13 Lincoln North
Rhode Island 4 Lincoln North
Connecticut 6 Lincoln North
New York 35 Lincoln North
Pennsylvania 27 Lincoln North
Ohio 23 Lincoln North
Indiana 13 Lincoln North
Michigan 6 Lincoln North
Wisconsin 5 Lincoln North
Illinois 11 Lincoln North
Iowa 4 Lincoln North
Minnesota 4 Lincoln North
Oregon 3 Lincoln West
California 4 Lincoln West
State Electoral Votes Candidate Region
New Jersey 7* Douglas North
Missouri 9 Douglas Border
Virginia 15 Bell Border
Kentucky 12 Bell Border
Tennessee 12 Bell Border
Delaware 3 Breckinridge North
Maryland 8 Breckinridge Border
North Carolina 10 Breckinridge South
South Carolina 8 Breckinridge South
Georgia 10 Breckinridge South
Florida 10 Breckinridge South
Alabama 9 Breckinridge South
Mississippi 7 Breckinridge South
Arkansas 4 Breckinridge South
Louisianna 6 Breckinridge South
Texas 4 Breckinridge South

* New Jersey split its 7 electoral votes.


If all the votes given to all the opposing candidates had been concentrated and cast for a 'fusion ticket', ... the result would have changed nowhere except in New Jersey, California, and Oregon; Lincoln would have received but 11 fewer votes, 169 electoral votes -- a majority of 35 in the entire electoral college.

Nicholas and Hay, Abraham Lincoln: A History