1864 United States presidential election in Michigan

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1864 United States presidential election in Michigan
Flag of Michigan.svg
  1860 November 8, 1864 1868  
  Abraham Lincoln November 1863.jpg GeorgeMcClellan2 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Abraham Lincoln George B. McClellan
Party National Union Democratic
Home state Illinois New Jersey
Running mate Andrew Johnson George H. Pendleton
Electoral vote80
Popular vote79,14968,513
Percentage53.60%46.40%

Michigan Presidential Election Results 1864.svg
County Results

President before election

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
National Union

The 1864 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight [1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. [2]

Contents

Michigan was won by National Union candidate, incumbent Republican president Abraham Lincoln and his running mate Andrew Johnson. They defeated the Democratic challenger George B. McClellan and his running mate George H. Pendleton. Lincoln won the state by a margin of 7.2%. [2]

As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last time Ottawa County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. [3]

Results

1864 United States presidential election in Michigan [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
National Union Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) 79,149 53.60%
Democratic George B. McClellan 68,51346.40%
Total votes147,662 100%

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References

  1. "1864 Election for the Twentieth Term (1865-1869)" . Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "1864 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan".
  3. Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 222-227 ISBN   0786422173