1860 Presidential Election
Electoral College record, as published by the National Archives
Electoral votes by state
| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President | For Vice-President | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois | Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois | Others¹ | Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine | Herschel V. Johnson, of Georgia | Others² | ||
| Alabama³ | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - | 9 |
| Arkansas⁴ | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| California | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Connecticut | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Delaware⁵ | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Florida⁶ | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Georgia⁷ | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| Illinois | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| Indiana | 13 | 13 | - | - | 13 | - | - |
| Iowa | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Kentucky⁸ | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 12 |
| Louisiana⁹ | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 |
| Maine | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Maryland¹⁰ | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 |
| Massachusetts | 13 | 13 | - | - | 13 | - | - |
| Michigan | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Minnesota | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Mississippi¹¹ | 7 | - | - | 7 | - | - | 7 |
| Missouri | 9 | - | 9 | - | - | 9 | - |
| New Hampshire | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| New Jersey¹³ | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 4 | 3 | - |
| New York | 35 | 35 | - | - | 35 | - | - |
| North Carolina¹³ | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| Ohio | 23 | 23 | - | - | 23 | - | - |
| Oregon | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Pennsylvania | 27 | 27 | - | - | 27 | - | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| South Carolina¹⁴ | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 |
| Tennessee¹⁵ | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 12 |
| Texas¹⁶ | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| Vermont | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Virginia¹⁷ | 15 | - | - | 15 | - | - | 15 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Totals | 303 | 180 | 12 | 111¹⁸ | 180 | 12 | 111¹⁹ |
¹John C. Breckinridge, of Kentucky; John Bell, of Tennessee
³Alabama cast 9 votes for Breckinridge as President and 9 votes for Lane as Vice President.
⁴Arkansas cast 4 votes for Breckinridge as President and 4 votes for Lane as Vice President.
⁵Delaware cast 3 votes for Breckinridge as President and 3 votes for Lane as Vice President.
⁶Florida cast 3 votes for Breckinridge as President and 3 votes for Lane as Vice President.
⁷Georgia cast 10 votes for Breckinridge as President and 10 votes for Lane as Vice President.
⁸Kentucky cast 12 votes for Bell as President and 12 votes for Everett as Vice President.
⁹Louisiana cast 6 votes for Breckinridge as President and 6 votes for Lane as Vice President
¹⁰Maryland cast 8 votes for Breckinridge as President and 8 votes for Lane as Vice President
¹¹Mississippi cast 7 votes for Breckinridge as President and 7 votes for Lane as Vice President.
¹²Voters in New Jersey appointed electors by voting for them individually. Four Republican electors and 3 Douglas Democrat electors won.
¹³North Carolina cast 10 votes for Breckinridge as President and 10 votes for Lane as Vice President.
¹⁴South Carolina cast 8 votes for Breckinridge as President and 8 votes for Lane as Vice President.
¹⁵Tennessee cast 12 votes for Bell as President and 12 votes for Everett as Vice President.
¹⁶Texas cast 4 votes for Breckinridge as President and 4 votes for Lane as Vice President.
¹⁷Virginia cast 15 votes for Bell as President and 15 votes for Everett as Vice President.
¹⁸Breckinridge received 72 votes for President, and Bell received 39.
¹⁹Lane received 72 votes for Vice President, and Everett received 39.
Official records
- 1860 Electoral College Results
Provenance
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