1860 Presidential Election Results
Abraham Lincoln (Republican) won the 1860 presidential election with 180 of 303 electoral votes, defeating John C. Breckinridge (Southern Democratic, 72); John Bell (Constitutional Union, 39); and Stephen A. Douglas (Northern Democratic, 12). Lincoln also won the popular vote with 39.8%.
Loading map…
Results by state
| State | EV | Lincoln | Breckinridge | Bell | Douglas | Votes cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 9 | – | 54.0%48,6699 EV | 30.9%27,835 | 15.1%13,618 | 90,122 |
| Arkansas | 4 | – | 53.1%28,7324 EV | 37.1%20,063 | 9.9%5,357 | 54,152 |
| California | 4 | 32.3%38,7334 EV | 28.4%33,969 | 7.6%9,111 | 31.7%37,999 | 119,812 |
| Connecticut | 6 | 58.1%43,4886 EV | 19.2%14,372 | 2.0%1,528 | 20.6%15,431 | 74,819 |
| Delaware | 3 | 23.7%3,822 | 45.5%7,3393 EV | 24.1%3,888 | 6.6%1,066 | 16,115 |
| Florida | 3 | – | 62.2%8,2773 EV | 36.1%4,801 | 1.7%223 | 13,301 |
| Georgia | 10 | – | 48.9%52,17610 EV | 40.3%42,960 | 10.9%11,581 | 106,717 |
| Iowa | 4 | 54.6%70,3024 EV | 0.8%1,035 | 1.4%1,763 | 43.2%55,639 | 128,739 |
| Illinois | 11 | 50.7%172,17111 EV | 0.7%2,331 | 1.5%4,914 | 47.2%160,215 | 339,631 |
| Indiana | 13 | 51.1%139,03313 EV | 4.5%12,295 | 2.0%5,306 | 42.4%115,509 | 272,143 |
| Kentucky | 12 | 0.9%1,364 | 36.4%53,143 | 45.2%66,05812 EV | 17.5%25,651 | 146,216 |
| Louisiana | 6 | – | 44.9%22,6816 EV | 40.0%20,204 | 15.1%7,625 | 50,510 |
| Massachusetts | 13 | 62.9%106,68413 EV | 3.6%6,163 | 13.2%22,331 | 20.3%34,370 | 169,548 |
| Maryland | 8 | 2.5%2,294 | 45.9%42,4828 EV | 45.1%41,760 | 6.5%5,966 | 92,502 |
| Maine | 8 | 62.2%62,8118 EV | 6.3%6,368 | 2.0%2,046 | 29.4%29,693 | 100,918 |
| Michigan | 6 | 57.2%88,4816 EV | 0.5%805 | 0.3%415 | 42.0%65,057 | 154,758 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 63.4%22,0694 EV | 2.2%748 | 0.1%50 | 34.3%11,920 | 34,787 |
| Missouri | 9 | 10.3%17,028 | 18.9%31,362 | 35.3%58,372 | 35.5%58,8019 EV | 165,563 |
| Mississippi | 7 | – | 59.0%40,7687 EV | 36.3%25,045 | 4.8%3,282 | 69,095 |
| North Carolina | 10 | – | 50.5%48,84610 EV | 46.7%45,129 | 2.8%2,737 | 96,712 |
| New Hampshire | 5 | 56.9%37,5195 EV | 3.2%2,125 | 0.6%412 | 39.3%25,887 | 65,943 |
| New Jersey | 7 | 48.1%58,3464 EV | – | – | 51.9%62,8693 EV | 121,215 |
| New York | 35 | 53.7%362,64635 EV | – | – | 46.3%312,510 | 675,156 |
| Ohio | 23 | 52.3%231,70923 EV | 2.6%11,406 | 2.8%12,194 | 42.3%187,421 | 442,730 |
| Oregon | 3 | 36.1%5,3293 EV | 34.4%5,075 | 1.5%218 | 28.0%4,136 | 14,758 |
| Pennsylvania | 27 | 56.3%268,03027 EV | 37.5%178,871 | 2.7%12,776 | 3.5%16,765 | 476,442 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 61.4%12,2444 EV | – | – | 38.6%7,707 | 19,951 |
| South Carolina | 8 | – | 8 EV | – | – | — |
| Tennessee | 12 | – | 44.6%65,097 | 47.7%69,72812 EV | 7.7%11,281 | 146,106 |
| Texas | 4 | – | 75.5%47,4544 EV | 24.5%15,383 | 0.0%18 | 62,855 |
| Virginia | 15 | 1.1%1,887 | 44.5%74,325 | 44.6%74,48115 EV | 9.7%16,198 | 166,891 |
| Vermont | 5 | 75.7%33,8085 EV | 0.5%218 | 4.4%1,969 | 19.4%8,649 | 44,644 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 56.6%86,1105 EV | 0.6%887 | 0.1%161 | 42.7%65,021 | 152,179 |
Popular vote shares are of the votes for the candidates listed in the source. A dash under Votes cast means the state legislature chose the electors. Sources: the National Archives (electoral votes), the American Presidency Project and the Clerk of the House (popular vote).