1864 United States presidential election in Missouri

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1864 United States presidential election in Missouri

←  1860 November 8, 1864 1868  →
Turnout	8.83% of the total population 5.18 pp [1]
Nominee Abraham Lincoln George B. McClellan Party National Union Democratic Home state Illinois New Jersey Running mate Andrew Johnson George H. Pendleton Electoral vote 11 0 Popular vote 72,750 31,596 Percentage 69.72% 30.28%
County Results Lincoln   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% McClellan   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%
President before election Abraham Lincoln Republican Elected President Abraham Lincoln National Union

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. ^[2]

Missouri was won by the National Union candidate, incumbent Republican President Abraham Lincoln of Illinois and his running mate former Senator and Military Governor of Tennessee Andrew Johnson. They defeated the Democratic candidate, 4th Commanding General of the United States Army George B. McClellan of New Jersey and his running mate Representative George H. Pendleton of Ohio. ^[2] Lincoln won the state by a margin of 39.44%.

Despite the fact that slavery and state's rights were popular in Missouri, the state gave Lincoln his fourth best result for popular vote percentage points after neighboring Kansas, Vermont and Massachusetts. ^[3] The state was also his tenth highest for total votes. This is likely because the vast majority of confederates would not have participated in the election, as the Civil War was ongoing. The 104,346 votes cast in this election were a drop off of nearly 60,000 from 1860, and would rebound by roughly 50,000 in 1868, after the conclusion of the war.

Lincoln-Johnson ticket printed by the Radical Union Party.

Results

1864 United States presidential election in Missouri ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	National Union	Abraham Lincoln	72,750	69.72%
	Democratic	George B. McClellan	31,596	30.28%
Total votes			104,346	100%

Results by County

1864 United States Presidential Election in Missouri (By County) ^[4]

County	Abraham Lincoln National Union		George B. McClellan Democratic		Total Votes Cast
	#	%	#	%
Adair	797	83.11%	162	16.89%	959
Andrew	1,141	95.00%	60	5.00%	1,201
Atchison	639	98.92%	7	1.08%	646
Audrain	126	24.32%	392	75.68%	518
Barry	197	92.06%	17	7.94%	214
Barton	28	100.00%	0	0.00%	28
Bates	27	67.50%	13	32.50%	40
Benton	574	96.47%	21	3.53%	595
Bollinger	243	95.29%	12	4.71%	255
Boone	262	45.57%	313	54.43%	575
Buchanan	1,914	70.19%	813	29.81%	2,727
Caldwell	496	84.93%	88	15.07%	584
Callaway	274	22.11%	965	77.89%	1,239
Camden	468	99.79%	1	0.21%	469
Cape Girardeau	1,213	68.76%	551	31.24%	1,764
Carroll	285	71.61%	113	28.39%	398
Cass	76	41.99%	105	58.01%	181
Cedar	297	100.00%	0	0.00%	297
Chariton	363	99.45%	2	0.55%	365
Christian	557	99.11%	5	0.89%	562
Clark	997	88.62%	128	11.38%	1,125
Clay	216	21.75%	777	78.25%	993
Clinton	297	37.64%	492	62.36%	789
Cole	1,256	71.44%	502	28.56%	1,758
Cooper	939	71.14%	381	28.86%	1,320
Crawford	297	49.17%	307	50.83%	604
Dade	507	99.92%	4	0.08%	511
Dallas	243	95.29%	12	4.71%	255
Daviess	775	73.04%	286	26.96%	1,061
DeKalb	400	67.00%	197	33.00%	597
Dent	107	99.07%	1	0.93%	108
Douglas	187	98.94%	2	1.06%	189
Franklin	1,717	81.07%	401	18.93%	2,118
Gasconade	862	82.33%	185	17.67%	1,047
Gentry	525	65.14%	281	34.86%	806
Greene	2,223	86.53%	346	13.47%	2,569
Grundy	933	98.21%	17	1.79%	950
Harrison	1,252	85.52%	212	14.48%	1,464
Henry	465	66.71%	232	33.29%	697
Hickory	365	99.73%	1	0.27%	366
Holt	673	89.26%	81	10.74%	754
Howard	534	98.89%	6	1.11%	540
Iron	535	99.63%	2	0.37%	537
Jackson	602	51.94%	557	48.06%	1,159
Jasper	46	95.83%	2	4.17%	48
Jefferson	915	73.91%	323	26.09%	1,238
Johnson	832	78.79%	224	21.21%	1,056
Knox	669	65.78%	348	34.22%	1,017
Laclede	659	92.95%	50	7.05%	709
Lafayette	346	46.69%	395	53.31%	741
Lawrence	833	100.00%	0	0.00%	833
Lewis	774	59.22%	533	40.78%	1,307
Lincoln	542	60.29%	357	39.71%	899
Linn	907	87.04%	135	12.96%	1,042
Livingston	442	47.07%	497	52.93%	939
Macon	1,757	98.71%	23	1.29%	1,780
Madison	240	94.49%	14	5.51%	254
Maries	215	46.84%	244	53.16%	459
Marion	828	68.83%	375	31.17%	1,203
McDonald	26	100.00%	0	0.00%	26
Mercer	1,158	99.74%	3	0.26%	1,161
Miller	565	83.58%	111	16.42%	676
Mississippi	108	29.59%	257	70.41%	365
Moniteau	866	66.62%	434	33.38%	1,300
Monroe	158	20.93%	597	79.07%	755
Montgomery	530	70.20%	225	29.80%	755
Morgan	348	56.86%	264	34.14%	612
New Madrid	99	91.67%	9	8.33%	108
Newton	212	99.53%	1	0.47%	213
Nodaway	829	98.93%	9	1.07%	838
Osage	764	52.95%	679	47.05%	1,443
Ozark	38	100.00%	0	0.00%	38
Perry	509	81.44%	116	18.56%	625
Pettis	879	68.94%	396	31.06%	1,275
Phelps	985	78.93%	263	21.07%	1,248
Pike	1,143	55.14%	930	44.86%	2,073
Platte	496	35.99%	882	64.01%	1,378
Polk	870	99.43%	5	0.57%	875
Pulaski	105	78.95%	28	21.05%	133
Putnam	1,292	96.49%	47	3.51%	1,339
Ralls	292	60.08%	194	39.92%	486
Randolph	484	59.68%	327	40.32%	811
Ray	531	39.95%	798	60.05%	1,329
Reynolds	7	25.93%	20	74.07%	27
Saline	170	63.43%	98	36.57%	268
Schuyler	546	74.08%	191	25.92%	737
Scotland	612	53.45%	533	46.55%	1,145
Scott	155	45.45%	186	54.55%	341
Shelby	366	62.89%	216	37.11%	582
St. Charles	1,438	78.49%	394	21.51%	1,832
St. Clair	223	99.55%	1	0.45%	224
St. Francois	246	64.74%	134	35.26%	380
St. Louis	14,027	61.23%	8,882	38.77%	22,909
Ste. Genevieve	423	66.09%	217	33.91%	640
Stoddard	111	94.87%	6	5.13%	117
Stone	100	100.00%	0	0.00%	100
Sullivan	1,074	95.38%	52	4.62%	1,126
Taney	29	100.00%	0	0.00%	29
Texas	37	78.72%	10	21.28%	47
Warren	948	77.77%	271	22.23%	1,219
Washington	788	76.73%	239	23.27%	1,027
Wayne	343	64.47%	189	35.53%	532
Webster	533	73.52%	192	26.48%	725
Worth	346	74.09%	121	25.91%	467
Wright	65	97.01%	2	2.99%	67
Totals	72,750	69.72%	31,596	30.28%	104,346

See also

• United States presidential elections in Missouri

References

1. "1880 Presidential Election Results Missouri Total Population Turnout".
2. "1864 Presidential Election Results Missouri".
3. "1864 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
4. "Our Campaigns - MO US President Race - Nov 08, 1864". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 24, 2024.