1864 Presidential Election Results

Abraham Lincoln (Republican) won the 1864 presidential election with 212 of 233 electoral votes, defeating George B. McClellan (Democratic, 21). Lincoln also won the popular vote with 55.1%. The 11 Confederate states did not take part. One Nevada elector did not vote.

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Results by state

State	EV	Lincoln	McClellan	Votes cast
California	5	58.6%62,0535 EV	41.4%43,837	105,890
Connecticut	6	51.4%44,6736 EV	48.6%42,285	86,958
Delaware	3	48.2%8,155	51.8%8,7673 EV	16,922
Iowa	8	64.1%88,5008 EV	35.9%49,525	138,025
Illinois	16	54.4%189,51216 EV	45.6%158,724	348,236
Indiana	13	53.5%149,88713 EV	46.5%130,230	280,117
Kansas	3	81.7%17,0893 EV	18.3%3,836	20,925
Kentucky	11	30.2%27,787	69.8%64,30111 EV	92,088
Massachusetts	12	72.2%126,74212 EV	27.8%48,745	175,487
Maryland	7	55.1%40,1537 EV	44.9%32,739	72,892
Maine	7	59.2%68,1047 EV	40.8%46,995	115,099
Michigan	8	55.3%88,5518 EV	44.7%71,472	160,023
Minnesota	4	59.0%25,0314 EV	41.0%17,376	42,407
Missouri	11	69.7%72,75011 EV	30.3%31,596	104,346
New Hampshire	5	52.6%36,5965 EV	47.4%33,034	69,630
New Jersey	7	47.2%60,724	52.8%68,0207 EV	128,744
Nevada	2	59.8%9,8262 EV	40.2%6,594	16,420
New York	33	50.5%368,73533 EV	49.5%361,986	730,721
Ohio	21	56.4%265,67421 EV	43.6%205,609	471,283
Oregon	3	53.9%9,8883 EV	46.1%8,457	18,345
Pennsylvania	26	51.8%296,39126 EV	48.3%276,316	572,707
Rhode Island	4	62.2%14,3494 EV	37.8%8,718	23,067
Vermont	5	76.1%42,4195 EV	23.9%13,321	55,740
Wisconsin	8	55.9%83,4588 EV	44.1%65,884	149,342
West Virginia	5	68.2%23,7995 EV	31.8%11,078	34,877

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).