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Lincoln's main opponent in the North was Douglas, who won the popular vote in Missouri, electoral votes in New Jersey, and the second highest popular vote total nationally. Douglas was the only candidate in the 1860 election to win electoral votes in both free and slave states.
The appointment of electors is a matter for each state's legislature to determine; in 1872 and in every presidential election since 1880, all states have used a popular vote to do so. The 1824 election was the first in which the popular vote was first fully recorded and
The 1860 United States elections elected the members of the 37th United States Congress. The election marked the start of the Third Party System and precipitated the Civil War . The Republican Party won control of the presidency and both houses of Congress, making it the fifth party (following the Federalist Party , Democratic-Republican Party ...
The 1860 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Massachusetts was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln, who won the state by 42.57%.
Liberty Party (under the name Union Party [1]) candidate Gerrit Smith received 136 of his 171 popular votes in Ohio alone. The other 35 votes came from Illinois. [2] The 1860 presidential election in Ohio began a streak in which no Republican candidate won the election without carrying the state.
The elections held for the state legislature on October 8 resulted in a pro-secessionist legislature. Governor William Henry Gist convened the legislature on October 12, and [10] South Carolina cast eight electoral votes for Breckinridge. These electors were chosen by the state legislature rather than by popular vote. [11]
The 1860 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Popular vote 8,277: 4,801 Percentage 62.23%: 36.10% County Results ... The 1860 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 2, 1860, ...