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Elections in Wisconsin |
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The 1864 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Wisconsin would be won by the National Union Party candidate, incumbent Republican President Abraham Lincoln and his running mate Andrew Johnson. [1] They defeated the Democratic candidate George B. McClellan and his running mate George H. Pendleton. Lincoln won the state by a margin of 13.20%.
This was the last election until 1912 in which a Democrat carried Lafayette County.
Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
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National Union | Abraham Lincoln | William W. Field | 79,564 | |
National Union | Abraham Lincoln | Henry L. Blood | 79,562 | |
National Union | Abraham Lincoln | George C. Northrop | 79,357 | |
National Union | Abraham Lincoln | Allen Warden | 79,355 | |
National Union | Abraham Lincoln | Alexander S. McDill | 79,328 | |
National Union | Abraham Lincoln | Henry F. Belitz | 79,270 | |
National Union | Abraham Lincoln | Henry J. Turner | 79,250 | |
National Union | Abraham Lincoln | Jonathan Bowman | 79,225 | |
Democratic Party | George B. McClellan | Theodore Rudolf | 63,876 | |
Democratic Party | George B. McClellan | Randall Wilcox | 63,875 | |
Democratic Party | George B. McClellan | Isaac W. Webster | 63,838 | |
Democratic Party | George B. McClellan | Frederick W. Horn | 63,810 | |
Democratic Party | George B. McClellan | Charles Morgan | 63,770 | |
Democratic Party | George B. McClellan | Garrit T. Thorne | 63,686 | |
Democratic Party | George B. McClellan | J. Stephens Tripp | 63,606 | |
Democratic Party | George B. McClellan | Harvey T. Ramsey | 63,451 | |
Write-in | Scattering | 418 | ||
Votes cast [lower-alpha 1] | 143,858 |
County [2] | Abraham Lincoln Republican | George B. McClellan Democratic | Margin | Total votes cast [lower-alpha 2] | |||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Adams | 582 | 72.48% | 221 | 27.52% | 361 | 44.96% | 803 |
Ashland [lower-alpha 3] | 14 | 32.56% | 29 | 67.44% | -15 | -34.88% | 43 |
Brown | 730 | 36.21% | 1,286 | 63.79% | -556 | -27.58% | 2,016 |
Buffalo | 597 | 67.76% | 284 | 32.24% | 313 | 35.53% | 881 |
Calumet | 444 | 38.21% | 718 | 61.79% | -274 | -23.58% | 1,162 |
Chippewa | 205 | 41.16% | 293 | 58.84% | -88 | -17.67% | 498 |
Clark | 171 | 78.08% | 48 | 21.92% | 123 | 56.16% | 219 |
Columbia | 2,652 | 64.14% | 1,483 | 35.86% | 1,169 | 28.27% | 4,135 |
Crawford | 711 | 47.49% | 786 | 52.51% | -75 | -5.01% | 1,497 |
Dane | 4,018 | 51.34% | 3,809 | 48.66% | 209 | 2.67% | 7,827 |
Dodge | 3,226 | 40.71% | 4,698 | 59.29% | -1,472 | -18.58% | 7,924 |
Door | 244 | 63.38% | 75 | 19.48% | 169 | 43.90% | 385 [lower-alpha 4] |
Douglas | 37 | 35.58% | 67 | 64.42% | -30 | -28.85% | 104 |
Dunn | 505 | 56.93% | 251 | 28.30% | 254 | 28.64% | 887 [lower-alpha 5] |
Eau Claire [lower-alpha 3] | 515 | 58.72% | 362 | 41.28% | 153 | 17.45% | 877 |
Fond du Lac | 3,483 | 51.30% | 3,306 | 48.70% | 177 | 2.61% | 6,789 |
Grant | 3,244 | 67.51% | 1,561 | 32.49% | 1,683 | 35.03% | 4,805 |
Green | 2,017 | 64.56% | 1,107 | 35.44% | 910 | 29.13% | 3,124 |
Green Lake | 1,441 | 74.01% | 506 | 25.99% | 935 | 48.02% | 1,947 |
Iowa | 1,282 | 47.38% | 1,424 | 52.62% | -142 | -5.25% | 2,706 |
Jackson | 680 | 76.66% | 207 | 23.34% | 473 | 53.33% | 887 |
Jefferson | 2,157 | 44.03% | 2,742 | 55.97% | -585 | -11.94% | 4,899 |
Juneau | 776 | 53.04% | 687 | 46.96% | 89 | 6.08% | 1,463 |
Kenosha | 1,318 | 59.99% | 879 | 40.01% | 439 | 19.98% | 2,197 |
Kewaunee [lower-alpha 6] | 157 | 17.25% | 753 | 82.75% | -596 | -65.49% | 910 |
La Crosse | 1,531 | 62.93% | 902 | 37.07% | 629 | 25.85% | 2,433 |
La Pointe | 15 | 40.54% | 22 | 59.46% | -7 | -18.92% | 37 |
Lafayette | 1,469 | 46.21% | 1,710 | 53.79% | -241 | -7.58% | 3,179 |
Manitowoc | 1,179 | 34.40% | 2,248 | 65.60% | -1,069 | -31.19% | 3,427 |
Marathon | 136 | 20.51% | 527 | 79.49% | -391 | -58.97% | 663 |
Marquette | 437 | 40.24% | 649 | 59.76% | -212 | -19.52% | 1,086 |
Milwaukee | 3,175 | 31.60% | 6,874 | 68.40% | -3,699 | -36.81% | 10,049 |
Monroe | 1,160 | 64.12% | 649 | 35.88% | 511 | 28.25% | 1,809 |
Oconto | 291 | 61.78% | 178 | 37.79% | 113 | 23.99% | 471 [lower-alpha 7] |
Outagamie | 651 | 39.70% | 989 | 60.30% | -338 | -20.61% | 1,640 |
Ozaukee | 243 | 10.59% | 2,050 | 89.36% | -1,807 | -78.77% | 2,294 [lower-alpha 8] |
Pepin | 273 | 69.64% | 119 | 30.36% | 154 | 39.29% | 392 |
Pierce | 656 | 66.80% | 326 | 33.20% | 330 | 33.60% | 982 |
Polk | 176 | 62.19% | 107 | 37.81% | 69 | 24.38% | 283 |
Portage | 704 | 69.36% | 311 | 30.64% | 393 | 38.72% | 1,015 |
Racine | 2,034 | 55.30% | 1,644 | 44.70% | 390 | 10.60% | 3,678 |
Richland | 1,020 | 61.00% | 652 | 39.00% | 368 | 22.01% | 1,672 |
Rock | 4,367 | 74.03% | 1,532 | 25.97% | 2,835 | 48.06% | 5,899 |
Sauk | 2,076 | 67.82% | 985 | 32.18% | 1,091 | 35.64% | 3,061 |
Shawano | 134 | 58.01% | 97 | 41.99% | 37 | 16.02% | 231 |
Sheboygan | 1,958 | 47.26% | 2,185 | 52.74% | -227 | -5.48% | 4,143 |
St. Croix | 594 | 44.90% | 511 | 38.62% | 83 | 6.27% | 1,323 [lower-alpha 9] |
Trempealeau | 573 | 80.25% | 141 | 19.75% | 432 | 60.50% | 714 |
Vernon | 1,336 | 74.85% | 449 | 25.15% | 887 | 49.69% | 1,785 |
Walworth | 3,455 | 74.35% | 1,192 | 25.65% | 2,263 | 48.70% | 4,647 |
Washington | 658 | 18.37% | 2,923 | 81.63% | -2,265 | -63.25% | 3,581 |
Waukesha | 2,009 | 47.78% | 2,196 | 52.22% | -187 | -4.45% | 4,205 |
Waupaca | 1,139 | 67.84% | 540 | 32.16% | 599 | 35.68% | 1,679 |
Waushara | 1,053 | 78.88% | 282 | 21.12% | 771 | 57.75% | 1,335 |
Winnebago | 2,923 | 62.26% | 1,772 | 37.74% | 1,151 | 24.52% | 4,695 |
Wood | 247 | 49.90% | 248 | 50.10% | -1 | -0.20% | 495 |
Soldiers [lower-alpha 10] | 11,372 | 82.41% | 2,428 | 17.59% | 8,944 | 64.81% | 13,800 |
Total [lower-alpha 11] | 79,564 | 55.31% | 63,876 | 44.40% | 15,688 | 10.91% | 143,858 |
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