1864 United States presidential election in Nevada

none June 2025 September 2023 1864 United States presidential election 1864 United States presidential election in Nevada Nevada presidential no 1868 United States presidential election in Nevada 1868 November 8, 1864 x200px Abraham Lincoln O-84 by Brady, 1864 (Cropped).jpg Abraham Lincoln National Union Party (United States) Illinois Andrew Johnson 2 9,826 59.84% GeorgeMcClellan2 (3x4 cropped).jpg George B. McClellan Democratic Party (United States) New Jersey George H. Pendleton 0 6,594 40.16% 1864 United States presidential election in Nevada results map by county (actual results).svg 225px County results Lincoln #CC2F4A 60–70% McClellan #86b6f2 50–60% President Abraham Lincoln Republican Party (United States) Abraham Lincoln National Union Party (United States) The 1864 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors of the Electoral College, two of whom voted for president and vice president.1864 Presidential Election Results Nevada https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1864&fips=32&off=0&elect=0&f=0 Nevada voted in its first ever presidential election in 1864, having become the 36th state just eight days before the election (on October 31). The state was won by the National Union candidate, incumbent Republican President Abraham Lincoln of Illinois and his running mate former Senator and Military Governor of Tennessee Andrew Johnson. They defeated the Democratic candidate, 4th Commanding General of the United States Army George B. McClellan of New Jersey and his running mate Representative George H. Pendleton of Ohio. Lincoln won the state by a margin of 19.68%. Due to one of the electors, Addison Peck, getting snowbound and there being no law to replace him,Rocha Guy Nevada Myths https://nsla.nv.gov/myths Nevada State Library and Archives 22 April 2021 2 September 8, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220908135411/https://nsla.nv.gov/myths dead this election is one of three occasions where only two electoral votes were cast by a state or district in a presidential election: the others were in Mississippi in 1820, as one of the state's three electors died before the Electoral College convened and there was insufficient time to find a replacement, and the District of Columbia in 2000, as one of the district's three electors abstained. Results + General Election ResultsNevada State Archives, Official Canvass of the Vote of Nevada Cast Nov. 8th 1864Party Pledged to Elector Votes National Union Abraham Lincoln A. W. Baldwin9,826 National Union Abraham Lincoln Stephen T. Gage9,822 National Union Abraham Lincoln Addison S. PeckWas unable to cast his Electoral College vote9,822 Democratic Party George B. McClellan H. M. Jones6,594 Democratic Party George B. McClellan M. S. Bonnifield6,590 Democratic Party George B. McClellan J. F. Angell6,587Votes castBased on totals for highest elector on each ticket 16,420 Results by county Abraham LincolnNational Union George Brinton McClellanDemocratic Margin Total votes castBased on highest elector on each ticket County # % # % # %Churchill12945.42%15554.58%-26-9.16%284Douglas-------Esmeralda-------Humboldt-------Lander-------Lyon-------Nye11561.17%7338.83%4222.34%188Ormsby-------Storey-------Washoe & Roop-------Soldiers-------Totals9,82659.84%6,59440.16%3,23219.68%16,420 See also United States presidential elections in Nevada Notes References Nevada 1864 Category:1864 Nevada elections