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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%.
With 62.80% of the popular vote, Massachusetts would prove to be Lincoln's third strongest state in the 1860 election in terms of popular vote percentage after neighboring Vermont and Minnesota. [2]
1860 United States presidential election in Massachusetts [3] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Republican | Abraham Lincoln of Illinois | Hannibal Hamlin of Maine | 106,684 | 62.80% | 13 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic | Stephen Arnold Douglas of Illinois | Herschel Vespasian Johnson of Georgia | 34,370 | 20.23% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Constitutional Union | John Bell of Tennessee | Edward Everett of Massachusetts | 22,331 | 13.15% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Southern Democratic | John Cabell Breckinridge of Kentucky | Joseph Lane of Oregon | 6,163 | 3.63% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
N/A | Others | Others | 328 | 0.19% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 169,876 | 100.00% | 13 | 100.00% |
County | Abraham Lincoln Republican | Stephen A. Douglas Democratic | John Bell Constitutional Union | John C. Breckinridge Southern Democratic | Total Votes Cast [4] | ||||
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Barnstable | 2,371 | 75.20% | 133 | 4.22% | 283 | 8.98% | 366 | 11.61% | 3,153 |
Berkshire | 5,202 | 61.17% | 2,865 | 33.69% | 238 | 2.80% | 199 | 2.34% | 8,504 |
Bristol | 7,980 | 74.90% | 1,713 | 16.08% | 640 | 6.01% | 321 | 3.01% | 10,654 |
Dukes | 338 | 58.68% | 116 | 20.14% | 58 | 10.07% | 64 | 11.11% | 576 |
Essex | 14,832 | 65.55% | 3,778 | 16.70% | 3,187 | 14.09% | 829 | 3.66% | 22,626 |
Franklin | 3,994 | 74.28% | 917 | 17.05% | 135 | 2.51% | 331 | 6.16% | 5,377 |
Hampden | 5,184 | 64.28% | 1,993 | 24.71% | 296 | 3.67% | 592 | 7.34% | 8,065 |
Hampshire | 4,597 | 81.84% | 608 | 10.82% | 182 | 3.24% | 230 | 4.09% | 5,617 |
Middlesex | 17,806 | 58.10% | 7,069 | 23.07% | 4,850 | 15.83% | 921 | 3.01% | 30,646 |
Nantucket | 420 | 78.36% | 31 | 5.78% | 76 | 14.18% | 9 | 1.68% | 536 |
Norfolk | 8,860 | 55.81% | 3,589 | 22.61% | 2,987 | 18.82% | 438 | 2.76% | 15,874 |
Plymouth | 6,703 | 65.13% | 1,426 | 13.86% | 1,869 | 18.16% | 293 | 2.85% | 10,291 |
Suffolk | 10,974 | 48.84% | 4,891 | 21.77% | 5,640 | 25.10% | 964 | 4.29% | 22,469 |
Worcester | 17,272 | 69.68% | 5,243 | 21.15% | 1,890 | 7.62% | 382 | 1.54% | 24,787 |
Total | 106,684 | 62.80% | 34,370 | 20.23% | 22,331 | 13.15% | 6,163 | 3.63% | 169,876 |
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.
The 1860 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose five electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Maine, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1820, Maine has participated in every U.S. presidential election. Prior to 1820, much of the territory currently comprising the state of Maine was part of the state of Massachusetts, and citizens residing in that area have thus been able to participate in every U.S. election.
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Massachusetts, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1788, Massachusetts has participated in every U.S. presidential election.
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in New Jersey, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1787, New Jersey has participated in every U.S. presidential election.
The 1936 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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.
The 1864 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
The 1892 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
The 1896 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 3, 1896 as part of the 1896 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
The 1896 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 3, 1896, as part of the 1896 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
The 1860 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
The 1860 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose four electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
The 1860 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose 35 electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. New York was the tipping state in this election, and had Lincoln lost it there would have been a contingent election decided by Congress.
The 1860 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Minnesota voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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.
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.
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.
The 1864 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
The 1864 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.