1860 United States presidential election in New Jersey

none June 2025 September 2023 1860 United States presidential election 1860 United States presidential election in New Jersey presidential no 1856 United States presidential election in New Jersey 1856 1864 United States presidential election in New Jersey 1864 November 6, 1860 x200px Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Hesler, 1860-restored (cropped).png Abraham Lincoln Republican Party (United States) Illinois Hannibal Hamlin 4Dubin, Michael J. United States Presidential Elections, 1788–1860: The Official Results by County and State McFarland & Company, 2002, p. 187 58,345 48.13% 100x100px 100x100px100x100px Stephen Douglas (Dem) John C. Breckinridge (SD) John Bell (CU) Fusion Party (US) DemocraticSouthern DemocraticConstitutional Union Illinois (Douglas) Kentucky (Breckinridge) Tennessee (Bell) Herschel V. Johnson (Dem) Joseph Lane (SD) Edward Everett (CU) 3The three fusion electors voted for Douglas for president and Johnson for vice president. 62,801 51.87% 350px County results 350px Congressional district results Lincoln #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% Fusion #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) Abraham Lincoln Republican Party (United States) The 1860 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters in New Jersey chose seven electors of the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. New Jersey voters voted for each elector individually, and thus could split their votes. All seven electors were chosen in a single at-large election. That is, each voter voted for up to seven candidates, and the seven candidates with highest vote counts were elected. Results 1860 United States presidential election in New Jersey16 November 1860 Nothing To Brag Of After All https://www.nytimes.com/1860/11/16/news/nothing-to-brag-of-after-all.html New York Times November 1860 New Jersey Total Vote On Election https://newjerseyglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1860-NJ-Electors.pdf New Jersey GlobeThe fusion ticket included three Douglas electors (Cook, Parker, Runyon), two Breckenridge electors (Vroom, Wurts), and two Bell electors (Brewer, Condit). Additionally, outside the fusion ticket, five Douglas electors (Abraham W. Nash, Moses Wills, Joseph Vliet, Daniel S. Anderson, Thomas N. McCarter), five Bell electors (Charles G. McChesney, John T. Woodhull, Cornelius Boice, John V. Brown, William K. McDonald), and two Breckenridge electors (John S. Darcy, Peter I. Clark) received votes. Party Candidate elector Votes Republican J. C. Hornblower 58,345 Republican Edward W. Ivins 58,341 Republican George H. Brown 58,335 Republican Charles E. Elmer 58,334 Republican Isaac W. Scudder 58,323 Republican David Thompson 58,322 Republican Andrew K. Hay 58,315 Fusion William Cook 62,801 Fusion Joel Parker 62,387 Fusion Theodore Runyon 62,309 Fusion Peter D. Vroom 58,210 Fusion Edmund Brewer 57,801 Fusion Silas Condit 57,553 Fusion Alexander Wurts 56,182 Results By County +1860 United States Presidential Election in New Jersey (By County)https://books.google.com/books?id=Jz4KAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA47 The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1861 Tribune Association. enDubin Michael J. United States Presidential Elections. 1788-1870: The Official Results by County and State 978-0-7864-6422-7CountyStephen A. Douglas/John C. Breckinridge/John BellFusionAbraham LincolnRepublicanTotal votescast#%#%Atlantic 79441.72%1,10958.28%1,903Bergen 2,09259.01%1,45340.99%3,545Burlington 4,03643.37%5,26956.63%9,305Camden2,64351.56%2,48348.44%5,126Cape May 52043.33%68056.67%1,200Cumberland 1,63041.42%2,30558.58%3,935Essex9,71152.43%8,81247.57%18,523Gloucester 1,47643.04%1,95356.96%3,429Hudson5,15059.60%3,49140.40%8,641Hunterdon 3,93458.19%2,82741.81%6,761Mercer 3,42348.22%3,67551.78%7,098Middlesex 3,60555.22%2,92444.78%6,529Monmouth 4,08956.91%3,09643.09%7,185Morris 3,31248.73%3,48451.27%6,796Ocean70133.40%1,39866.60%2,099Passaic 2,41546.18%2,81453.82%5,229Salem 1,97346.99%2,22653.01%4,199Somerset 2,29753.72%1,97946.28%4,276Sussex3,08763.58%1,76836.42%4,855Union 2,75655.64%2,19744.36%4,953Warren 3,22557.32%2,40142.68%5,626Total62,86951.87%58,34448.13%121,213 Analysis The state's seven electoral votes were split, with Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln getting four, while Democrat Stephen A. Douglas won 3. That was because the Democratic electors were part of a fusion ticket between the regular Democrats, supporting Douglas, breakaway Democrats, supporting John C. Breckinridge, and the Constitutional Union Party, former Whigs supporting John Bell. The fusion ticket was formed because none of the three factions thought that it could defeat the Republicans separately, but their combined votes could do so, and then, each group would get some electoral votes. Several different slates were proposed. The final fusion ticket consisted of three electors pledged to Douglas, two pledged to Breckinridge, and two pledged to Bell.How New Jersey Split Its Electoral Votes in 1860 https://web.archive.org/web/20190915013750/http://www.bluejersey.com/2010/03/how-new-jersey-split-its-electoral-votes-in-1860/ 2019-09-15 Blue Jersey However, many Douglas Democrats resented the concession to the Breckinridge and Bell factions and believed that the Breckinridge and Bell voters were much fewer and that Douglas could carry the state if all opponents of Lincoln supported him. That group formed a slate of seven Douglas Democrats, which included the three on the fusion ticket. At the time, election authorities did not issue pre-printed ballots with all candidates' names, to be marked by voters. Instead, each voter wrote his votes down on a piece of paper or used a pre-printed ballot distributed by a political party or faction that had only the names of that group's candidates. The voter could modify a pre-printed ballot by crossing off or writing over one or more of the printed names. The state Democrats issued a pre-printed ballot with the seven fusion candidates; the dissident Democrats issued a ballot with the all-Douglas slate. In the election, about 58,200 fusion ticket ballots were cast, about 4,600 straight-Democrat ballots, and about 58,300 Republican ballots. The exact numbers cannot be determined, as some voters altered their pre-printed ballots or cast hand-written ballots. It appears that the names of some of the Breckinridge or Bell electors were crossed off or replaced by 400 to 2,000 fusion-ticket voters. The three Douglas candidates who were on both the fusion and straight-Democrat tickets got over 62,000 votes, the seven Republican candidates all got about 58,300 votes, and the four non-Douglas candidates on the fusion ticket got 58,200 or less. Thus, three Douglas candidates and four Lincoln candidates were elected. New Jersey was one of four states in 1860 on which the Democrats formed a fusion ticket. The other three states were New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. This is the only time a Republican won the election without Cape May County. See also United States presidential elections in New Jersey Elected electors names in boldface. Fusion electors Cook, Parker, and Runyon were pledged to Douglas and voted for him. Notes References Category:1860 New Jersey elections 1860 New Jersey