1864 Presidential Election
212
Electoral votes — Abraham Lincoln
21
Electoral votes — George B. McClellan
117
Needed for a majority
Electoral College record, as published by the National Archives
President
Abraham Lincoln [R]
Main Opponent
George B. McClellan [D]
Electoral Vote
Winner: 212 · Main Opponent: 21 · Total/Majority: 233/117
Vice President
Andrew Johnson (212)
V.P. Opponent
George H. Pendleton (21)
Notes
Abraham Lincoln was shot by an assassin on the night of April 14, 1865, and died the following morning. He was succeeded by Vice President Andrew Johnson, who took the oath of office on April 15, 1865.
Electoral votes by state
| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President | For Vice-President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois | George B. McClellan, of New Jersey | Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee | George H. Pendleton, of Ohio | ||
| Alabama¹ | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arkansas¹ | - | - | - | - | - |
| California | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| Connecticut | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | - |
| Delaware | 3 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Florida¹ | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia¹ | - | - | - | - | - |
| Illinois | 16 | 16 | - | 16 | - |
| Indiana | 13 | 13 | - | 13 | - |
| Iowa | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Kansas | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Kentucky | 11 | - | 11 | - | 11 |
| Louisiana¹ | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maine | 7 | 7 | - | 7 | - |
| Maryland | 7 | 7 | - | 7 | - |
| Massachusetts | 12 | 12 | - | 12 | - |
| Michigan | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Minnesota | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Mississippi¹ | - | - | - | - | - |
| Missouri | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| Nevada² | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| New Hampshire | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| New Jersey | 7 | - | 7 | - | 7 |
| New York | 33 | 33 | - | 33 | - |
| North Carolina¹ | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ohio | 21 | 21 | - | 21 | - |
| Oregon | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Pennsylvania | 26 | 26 | - | 26 | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| South Carolina¹ | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tennessee¹ | - | - | - | - | - |
| Texas¹ | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vermont | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| Virginia¹ | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Virginia | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| Wisconsin | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Totals | 233 | 212 | 21 | 212 | 21 |
¹ The Confederate States did not participate in the election of 1864 because they seceded from the Union.
² Nevada was allocated three electoral votes, but one elector did not vote.
Official records
National Archives — Office of the Federal Register
- 1864 Electoral College Results
Provenance
Electoral College record
https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/1864
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