1860 United States presidential election in Vermont
The 1860 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose five electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Vermont was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln and his running mate Hannibal Hamlin They defeated Democratic candidate Stephen A. Douglas and his running mate Herschel V. Johnson. Lincoln won the state by a landslide margin of 56.45%.
With 75.86% of the popular vote, Vermont would be Lincoln's strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote.[1]
Stephen A. Douglas was born in Brandon, Vermont.
Results
edit| 1860 United States presidential election in Vermont[2] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Republican | Abraham Lincoln of Illinois | Hannibal Hamlin of Maine | 33,808 | 75.86% | 5 | 100% | ||
| Democratic | Stephen Arnold Douglas of Illinois | Herschel Vespasian Johnson of Georgia | 8,649 | 19.41% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Southern Democratic | John Cabell Brekinridge of Kentucky | Joseph Lane of Oregon | 1,866 | 4.19% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Constitutional Union | John Bell of Tennessee | Edward Everett of Massachusetts | 217 | 0.49% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| N/A | Others | Others | 26 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 44,566 | 100% | 5 | 100% | ||||
Results By County
edit| County | Abraham Lincoln
Republican |
Stephen A. Douglas
Democratic |
John C. Breckinridge
Southern Democratic |
John Bell
Constitutional Union |
Total Votes Cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Addison | 2,626 | 86.55% | 344 | 11.34% | 47 | 1.55% | 17 | 0.56% | 3,034 |
| Bennington | 1,937 | 70.36% | 710 | 25.79% | 94 | 3.41% | 12 | 0.44% | 2,753 |
| Caledonia | 2,139 | 73.03% | 581 | 19.84% | 189 | 6.45% | 20 | 0.68% | 2,929 |
| Chittenden | 2,241 | 77.81% | 545 | 18.92% | 69 | 2.40% | 25 | 0.87% | 2,880 |
| Essex | 646 | 66.67% | 312 | 32.20% | 10 | 1.03% | 1 | 0.10% | 969 |
| Franklin | 1,979 | 71.60% | 538 | 19.46% | 227 | 8.21% | 20 | 0.72% | 2,764 |
| Grand Isle | 333 | 71.00% | 89 | 18.98% | 41 | 8.74% | 6 | 1.28% | 469 |
| Lamoille | 1,280 | 78.43% | 312 | 19.12% | 37 | 2.27% | 3 | 0.18% | 1,632 |
| Orange | 2,714 | 68.94% | 973 | 24.71% | 212 | 5.38% | 38 | 0.97% | 3,937 |
| Orleans | 1,749 | 80.67% | 293 | 13.51% | 120 | 5.54% | 6 | 0.28% | 2,168 |
| Rutland | 4,178 | 73.75% | 1,348 | 23.80% | 116 | 2.05% | 23 | 0.41% | 5,665 |
| Washington | 2,941 | 70.07% | 1,209 | 28.81% | 43 | 1.02% | 4 | 0.10% | 4,197 |
| Windham | 3,732 | 79.69% | 461 | 9.84% | 473 | 10.10% | 17 | 0.36% | 4,683 |
| Windsor | 5,313 | 80.94% | 934 | 14.23% | 291 | 4.43% | 26 | 0.40% | 6,564 |
| Total | 33,808 | 75.73% | 8,649 | 19.37% | 1,969 | 4.41% | 218 | 0.49% | 44,644 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ In the 1861 Tribune Almanac, the votes of Breckinridge and Bell are 218 and 1,969 respectively. However, it is the opposite in David Leip's US Election Atlas. To avoid conflicting data, the county numbers from the Tribune Almanac for Breckinridge and Bell are swapped to match up with the data in the US Election Atlas.
References
edit- ^ "1860 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "1860 Presidential General Election Results - Vermont".
- ^ The Tribune Almanac and Political Register. Tribune Association. 1861.
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