1860 United States presidential election in Delaware

Last updated

1860 United States presidential election in Delaware
Flag of Delaware.svg
  1856 November 6, 1860 1864  
  John C Breckinridge-04775-restored.jpg John Bell (Restored).png
Nominee John C. Breckinridge John Bell
Party Southern Democratic Constitutional Union
Home state Kentucky Tennessee
Running mate Joseph Lane Edward Everett
Electoral vote30
Popular vote7,3393,888
Percentage45.54%24.13%

  Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Hesler, 1860-restored (cropped).png Senator Stephen A. Douglas (edited).png
Nominee Abraham Lincoln Stephen A. Douglas
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Illinois Illinois
Running mate Hannibal Hamlin Herschel V. Johnson
Electoral vote00
Popular vote3,8221,066
Percentage23.72%6.61%

Delaware Presidential Election Results 1860.svg
County Results
Breckinridge
  40-50%
  50-60%

The 1860 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Delaware was won by the Southern Democratic candidate 14th Vice President of the United States John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky and his running mate Senator Joseph Lane of Oregon. They defeated the Constitutional Union candidate Senator John Bell of Tennessee and his running mate Governor of Massachusetts Edward Everett, Republican candidate Illinois Representative Abraham Lincoln and his running mate Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine as well as Democratic candidate 15th Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois and his running mate 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson. Breckinridge won the state by a margin of 21.41%.

The Republicans ran a slate of electors for Lincoln, but did not nominate any candidates for other federal and state offices. The party instead endorsed the candidates of the People's Party, an anti-Democratic coalition that supported the Republican presidential ticket. [1]

Results

1860 United States presidential election in Delaware [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Southern Democratic John C. Breckinridge 7,339 45.54%
Constitutional Union John Bell 3,88824.13%
Republican Abraham Lincoln 3,82223.72%
Democratic Stephen A. Douglas 1,0666.61%
Total votes16,115 100.00%

Results by county

1860 United States presidential election in Delaware [3]
CountyJohn C. Breckinridge

Southern Democratic

John Bell

Constitutional Union

Abraham Lincoln

Republican

Stephen A. Douglas

Democratic

MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%
Kent 2,08151.78%72017.91%1,07526.75%1433.56%1,00625.03%4,019
New Castle 3,00440.75%1,57621.38%2,07328.12%7199.75%93112.63%7,372
Sussex 2,25447.71%1,59233.70%67414.27%2044.32%66214.01%4,724
Total7,33945.54%3,88824.13%3,82223.72%1,0666.61%3,45121.41%16,115

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Southern Democratic

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1804 United States presidential election</span> 5th quadrennial U.S. presidential election

The 1804 United States presidential election was the fifth quadrennial presidential election, held from Friday, November 2, to Wednesday, December 5, 1804. Incumbent Democratic-Republican president Thomas Jefferson defeated Federalist Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina. It was the first presidential election conducted following the ratification of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which reformed procedures for electing presidents and vice presidents.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1860 United States presidential election</span> 19th quadrennial U.S. presidential election

The 1860 United States presidential election was the 19th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 1860. In a four-way contest, the Republican Party ticket of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin won a national popular plurality, a popular majority in the North where states already had abolished slavery, and a national electoral majority comprising only Northern electoral votes. Lincoln's election thus served as the main catalyst of the states that would become the Confederacy seceding from the Union. This marked the first time that a Republican was elected president. It was also the first presidential election in which both major party candidates were registered in the same home state; the others have been in 1904, 1920, 1940, 1944, and 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1864 United States presidential election</span> 20th quadrennial U.S. presidential election

The 1864 United States presidential election was the 20th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1864. Near the end of the American Civil War, incumbent President Abraham Lincoln of the National Union Party easily defeated the Democratic nominee, former General George B. McClellan, by a wide margin of 212–21 in the electoral college, with 55% of the popular vote. For the election, the Republican Party and some Democrats created the National Union Party, especially to attract War Democrats.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1860 Democratic National Conventions</span> Series of American presidential nominating conventions

The 1860 Democratic National Conventions were a series of presidential nominating conventions held to nominate the Democratic Party's candidates for president and vice president in the 1860 election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1860 United States presidential election in California</span>

The 1860 United States presidential election in California took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. State voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1860 United States elections</span>

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 to accomplish such a feat. The election is widely considered to be a realigning election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1860 United States presidential election in Virginia</span>

The 1860 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1860 United States presidential election in Louisiana</span>

The 1860 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Louisiana voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1860 United States presidential election in North Carolina</span>

The 1860 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1860 United States presidential election in Mississippi</span>

The 1860 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Mississippi voters chose seven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1860 United States presidential election in Tennessee</span>

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1860 United States presidential election in Ohio</span>

The 1860 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose 23 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1860 United States presidential election in Maryland</span>

The 1860 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Maryland voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1860 United States presidential election in Alabama</span>

The 1860 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Alabama voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1860 United States presidential election in Arkansas</span>

The 1860 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Arkansas voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1860 United States presidential election in Georgia</span>

The 1860 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Georgia voters chose 10 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1860 United States presidential election in Illinois</span>

The 1860 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Illinois voters chose 11 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1860 United States presidential election in Indiana</span>

The 1860 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Indiana voters chose 13 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1860 United States presidential election in Oregon</span>

The 1860 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Oregon voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1860 United States presidential election in Kentucky</span>

The 1860 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose 12 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

References

  1. Abbott 1986, p. 17.
  2. "1860 Presidential Election Results Delaware".
  3. Burnham, Walter Dean (1955). Presidential ballots, 1836-1892. Internet Archive. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press. p. 320.

Works cited