1864 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

1864 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

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Nominee Abraham Lincoln George B. McClellan Party National Union Democratic Home state Illinois New Jersey Running mate Andrew Johnson George H. Pendleton Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 79,564 63,876 Percentage 55.31% 44.40%

County Results Congressional District Results Lincoln   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% McClellan   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

President before election Abraham Lincoln Republican Elected President Abraham Lincoln National Union

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.

Results

General Election Results ^[2]

Party		Pledged to	Elector	Votes
	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 [a]				143,858

Results by county

County [2]	Abraham Lincoln Republican		George B. McClellan Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast [b]
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Adams	582	72.48%	221	27.52%	361	44.96%	803
Ashland [c]	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 [d]
Douglas	37	35.58%	67	64.42%	-30	-28.85%	104
Dunn	505	56.93%	251	28.30%	254	28.64%	887 [e]
Eau Claire [c]	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 [f]	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 [g]
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 [h]
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 [i]
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 [j]	11,372	82.41%	2,428	17.59%	8,944	64.81%	13,800
Total [k]	79,564	55.31%	63,876	44.40%	15,688	10.91%	143,858

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Ashland
• Calumet
• Chippewa
• Douglas
• Iowa
• Jefferson
• La Pointe
• Manitowoc
• Sheboygan
• Waukesha
• Wood

See also

• United States presidential elections in Wisconsin

Notes

1. Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
2. Based on highest elector on each ticket
3. The returns from this county did not arrive in time to be counted by the Board of Canvassers
4. Includes 66 Scattering votes. 26 of these are 13 each for George McClellan and George Pendleton, the Democratic nominees for President and Vice President, respectively.
5. Includes 131 Scattering votes. These appear to have been intended for Union elector Turner.
6. The return from this county was rejected by the Board of Canvassers on account of informality
7. Includes 2 Scattering votes. These votes appear to have been intended for Union elector Belitz
8. Includes 1 Scattering vote
9. Includes 218 Scattering votes. 139 of these appear to have been intended for Democratic elector Thorne. 79 of these appear to have been intended for Union elector Belitz.
10. A sizeable fraction of the Soldier vote was rejected. The figures here are the ones that were counted by the Board of Canvassers. The rejected Soldier vote was 2,477 for Lincoln and 584 for McClellan.
11. Does not include the late votes from Adams and Eau Claire counties, the rejected vote from Kewaunee County, and the rejected Soldier votes.

References

1. "1864 Presidential General Election Results – Wisconsin" . Retrieved August 18, 2016.
2. Wisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the Votes polled at a General Election held in the several towns, wards and election precincts in the State of Wisconsin and by the electors of the State of Wisconsin in the military service of the United States, on Tuesday the Eighth day of November A.D. 1864 for Electors of President and Vice President of the United States, State Superintendent, and Members of Congress