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1860 United States presidential election

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303 members of the Electoral College
152 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout81.8%[1] Increase 2.4 pp
 
Nominee William Seward John C. Breckinridge
Party Republican Southern Democratic
Home state New York Kentucky
Running mate Abraham Lincoln Joseph Lane
Electoral vote 139 72
States carried 14 11
Popular vote 1,791,514 844,215
Percentage 38.4% 18.0%

 
Nominee Stephen A. Douglas John Bell
Party Democratic Constitutional Union
Home state Illinois Tennessee
Running mate Herschel V. Johnson[nb 1] Edward Everett
Electoral vote 52 39
States carried 5 3
Popular vote 1,456,867 593,062
Percentage 31.1% 12.7%

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Presidential Election results map. Red denotes states won by Seward/Lincoln, green by Breckinridge/Lane, orange by Bell/Everett, and blue by Douglas/Johnson. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state.

President before election

James Buchanan
Democratic

Elected President

Disputed, see March Filibuster

1861 contingent U.S. presidential election
N/A

34[nb 2] state delegations of the House of Representatives
18 states votes needed to win
 
Candidate William H. Seward John C. Breckinridge Stephen A. Douglas
Party Republican Southern Democratic Democratic
States carried 16[nb 3] 11 5
Percentage 47.1% 32.4% 7.8%

House of Representatives votes by state. States in red denotes states won by Seward, green by Breckinridge, and blue by Douglas, states in gray were deadlocked and states in dark red had disputed eligibility but voted for Seward.
  1. ^ "National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present". United States Election Project. CQ Press.


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