1860 United States presidential election in Maine

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1860 United States presidential election in Maine

← 1856 November 2, 1860 1864 →
 
Nominee Abraham Lincoln Stephen A. Douglas John C. Breckinridge
Party Republican Democratic Southern Democratic
Home state Illinois Illinois Kentucky
Running mate Hannibal Hamlin Herschel V. Johnson Joseph Lane
Electoral vote 8 0 0
Popular vote 62,811 29,693 6,368
Percentage 62.24% 29.42% 6.31%

County Results
Lincoln
  50–60%
  60-70%
  70-80%


President before election

James Buchanan
Democratic

Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

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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.

Maine was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln, who won by a margin of 32.82%.

With 62.24% of the popular vote, Maine would prove to be Lincoln's fourth strongest state in terms of popular vote percentage after Vermont, Minnesota and Massachusetts.[1]

Results

1860 United States presidential election in Maine[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Abraham Lincoln of Illinois Hannibal Hamlin of Maine 62,811 62.24% 8 100.00%
Democratic Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois Herschel Vespasian Johnson of Georgia 29,693 29.42% 0 0.00%
Southern Democratic John Cabell Breckinridge of Kentucky Joseph Lane of Oregon 6,368 6.31% 0 0.00%
Constitutional Union John Bell of Tennessee Edward Everett of Massachusetts 2,046 2.03% 0 0.00%
Total 100,918 100.00% 8 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ^ "1860 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "1860 Presidential General Election Results - Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
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