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1864 United States presidential election
Flag of Michigan (1837–1865, obverse).svgborder 1864 United States presidential election in Michigan Michigan 1864 presidential no 1860 United States presidential election in Michigan 1860 1868 United States presidential election in Michigan 1868 November 8, 1864 x200px Abraham Lincoln O-84 by Brady, 1864 (Cropped).jpg Abraham Lincoln National Union Party (United States) Illinois Andrew Johnson 8 85,352 55.89% GeorgeMcClellan2 (3x4 cropped).jpg George B. McClellan Democratic Party (United States) New Jersey George H. Pendleton 0 67,370 44.11% President Abraham Lincoln Republican Party (United States) Abraham Lincoln National Union Party (United States) 1864 United States presidential election in Michigan results map by county.svg 300px County results
Lincoln
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#d40000 70–80%
#aa0000 80–90%
McClellan
#86b6f2 50–60%
#4389e3 60–70%
#1666cb 70–80%
#0645b4 80–90%
#002b84 90–100%
The 1864 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. Voters chose eighthttps://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1853_1869.html#1864 1864 Election for the Twentieth Term (1865-1869) 2018-11-28 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.1864 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1864&fips=26&f=0&off=0&elect=0
Michigan was won by National Union candidate, incumbent Republican president Abraham Lincoln and his running mate Andrew Johnson. They defeated the Democratic challenger George B. McClellan and his running mate George H. Pendleton. Lincoln won the state by a margin of 7.2%.1864 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1864&fips=26&f=0&off=0&elect=0
2020 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time Ottawa County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 222-227 0786422173
Results
+ General Election ResultsMichigan State Archives, Statement of Votes for eight Electors of President and Vice President of the United States for the State of Michigan, at the General Election held in said State, on Tuesday, the Eighth day of November, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty fourOfficial State Canvass https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83016318/1864-12-14/ed-1/ 22 May 2026 The Lansing Republican 10 35 John A. Kerr & Co. 14 December 1864 LansingParty Pledged to Elector Votes National Union Party Abraham Lincoln Robert R. Beecher85,352 National Union Party Abraham Lincoln Frederick Waldorf85,352 National Union Party Abraham Lincoln Omar D. Conger85,348 National Union Party Abraham Lincoln Christian Eberbach85,348 National Union Party Abraham Lincoln Perry Hannah85,348 National Union Party Abraham Lincoln Thomas D. Gilbert85,347 National Union Party Abraham Lincoln Marsh Giddings85,345 National Union Party Abraham Lincoln George W. Peck85,332 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Samuel T. Douglass67,370 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Henry Hart67,369 Democratic Party George B. McClellan D. Darwin Hughes67,369 Democratic Party George B. McClellan John Lewis67,369 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Rix Robinson67,367 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Michael E. Crofoot67,352 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Royal T. Twombly67,329 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Richard Edwards67,325 Write-in Scattering1There were six Scattering votes cast in Calhoun County, but they appear to have all been cast as a single alternate ticket.Votes cast"highest" Based on highest elector on each ticket 152,723
Results By County
CountyJenney William Legislative Manual of the State of Michigan for the Year 1881 1881 W. S. George & Co., State Printers and Binders Lansing 210-212 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015060789180&view=1up&seq=224 22 May 2026 Abraham LincolnNational Union George B. McClellanDemocratic Margin Total votes cast"highest" # % # % # %Allegan1,86154.67%1,54345.33%3189.34%3,404Antrim"notincluded" Not included in official canvass7179.78%1820.22%5359.55%89Barry1,65261.78%1,02238.22%63023.56%2,674Bay46244.17%58455.83%-122-11.66%1,046Berrien2,55452.54%2,30747.46%2475.08%4,861Branch3,03567.44%1,46532.56%1,57034.89%4,500Calhoun3,74259.74%2,52140.25%1,22119.49%6,264"one" Includes 1 Scattering voteCass1,76555.16%1,43544.84%33010.31%3,200Cheboygan"notincluded"2326.44%6473.56%-41-47.13%87Chippewa"notincluded"4627.06%12472.94%-78-45.88%170Clinton1,52451.93%1,41148.07%1133.85%2,935Delta2443.64%3156.36%-7-12.73%55Eaton1,84857.44%1,36942.56%47914.89%3,217Emmet"notincluded"7534.72%14165.28%-66-30.56%216Genesee2,74357.80%2,00342.20%74015.59%4,746Grand Traverse"notincluded"37581.70%8318.08%29263.62%459"one"Gratiot57160.94%36639.06%20521.88%937Hillsdale3,80568.81%1,72531.19%2,08037.61%5,530Houghton"notincluded"38027.98%97872.02%-598-44.04%1,358Huron36051.65%33748.35%233.30%697Ingham"notincluded"1,79249.99%1,79350.01%-1-0.03%3,585Ionia2,20561.45%1,38338.55%82222.91%3,588Iosco"notincluded"5757.00%4343.00%1414.00%100Isabella"notincluded"21572.15%8327.85%13244.30%298Jackson3,00250.79%2,90949.21%931.57%5,911Kalamazoo3,15160.00%2,10140.00%1,05019.99%5,252Kent3,39853.39%2,96646.61%4326.79%6,364Keweenaw"notincluded"29543.00%39157.00%-96-13.99%686Lapeer1,46454.00%1,24746.00%2178.00%2,711Leelanau"notincluded"23561.68%14638.32%8923.36%381Lenawee4,78056.82%3,63243.18%1,14813.65%8,412Livingston1,60444.72%1,98355.28%-379-10.57%3,587Mackinac"notincluded"3013.95%18586.05%-155-72.09%215Macomb2,04148.39%2,17751.61%-136-3.22%4,218Manistee14567.44%7032.56%7534.88%215Manitou"notincluded"117.53%13592.47%-124-84.93%146Marquette"notincluded"17826.97%48273.03%-304-46.06%660Mason14361.90%8838.10%5523.81%231Mecosta14359.58%9740.42%4619.17%240Menominee5871.60%2328.40%3543.21%81Midland20867.31%10132.69%10734.63%309Monroe1,65941.58%2,33158.42%-672-16.84%3,990Montcalm59557.32%44342.68%15214.64%1,038Muskegon65464.12%36635.88%28828.24%1,020Newaygo40662.65%24237.35%16425.31%648Oakland3,70949.29%3,81650.71%-107-1.42%7,525Oceana35666.79%17733.21%17933.58%533Ontonagon"notincluded"25235.69%45464.31%-202-28.61%706Ottawa1,34546.69%1,53653.31%-191-6.63%2,881Saginaw1,73147.67%1,90052.33%-169-4.65%3,631Sanilac75370.31%31829.69%43540.62%1,071Shiawassee1,41252.39%1,28347.61%1294.79%2,695St. Clair"notincluded"1,80846.71%2,06353.29%-255-6.59%3,871St. Joseph2,68159.88%1,79640.12%88519.77%4,477Tuscola79866.56%40133.44%39733.11%1,199Van Buren1,98558.64%1,40041.36%58517.28%3,385Washtenaw3,63248.63%3,83651.37%-204-2.73%7,468Wayne5,94643.67%7,67056.33%-1,724-12.66%13,616Soldiers9,40276.06%2,95923.94%6,44352.12%12,361Total85,35255.89%67,37044.11%17,98211.77%152,723
Counties that flipped from Democratic to National Union
Iosco
Isabella
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
20em
Ingham
Livingston
Macomb
Monroe
Oakland
Ontonagon
Ottawa
Saginaw
St. Clair
Washtenaw
Wayne
See also
United States presidential elections in Michigan
Notes
References
Michigan
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