1864 United States presidential election in Delaware

none June 2025 January 2025 1864 United States presidential election 1864 United States presidential election in Delaware presidential no 1860 United States presidential election in Delaware 1860 1868 United States presidential election in Delaware 1868 November 8, 1864 x200px GeorgeMcClellan2 (3x4 cropped).jpg George B. McClellan Democratic Party (United States) New Jersey George H. Pendleton 3 8,767 51.81% Abraham Lincoln O-84 by Brady, 1864 (Cropped).jpg Abraham Lincoln National Union Party (United States) Illinois Andrew Johnson 0 8,155 48.19% 1864 United States presidential election in Delaware results map by county.svg 120px County results McClellan #86b6f2 50–60% Lincoln #e27f90 50–60% President Abraham Lincoln Republican Party (United States) Abraham Lincoln National Union Party (United States) The 1864 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.1864 Presidential Election Results Delaware https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1864&fips=10&f=0&off=0&elect=0 Delaware was won by the Democratic nominee, 4th Commanding General of the United States Army George B. McClellan of New Jersey and his running mate Representative George H. Pendleton. They defeated the National Union nominee, incumbent President Abraham Lincoln of Illinois and his running mate Senator and Military Governor of Tennessee Andrew Johnson. McClellan won the state by a narrow margin of 3.62%. With 51.81% of the popular vote, Delaware would prove to be McClellan's third strongest state after Kentucky and New Jersey, his only two other winning states.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1864&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1864 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05 Results + General Election ResultsDelaware Election - Official https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84038112/1864-11-24/ed-1/seq-1/ 17 December 2025 Delaware State Journal and Statesman 24 November 1864 Wilmington 1The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1865 1865 The Tribune Association New York 47 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiuo.ark:/13960/t34177x96&seq=55 17 December 2025Burnham W. Dean Presidential Ballots, 1836-1892 1955 The Johns Hopkins Press Baltimore 321 https://archive.org/details/presidentialball00burn/page/320/mode/2up 17 December 2025Party Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party George B. McClellan Victor du Pont8,767 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Harbeson Hickman8,764 Democratic Party George B. McClellan Ayres Stockly8,763 National Union Party Abraham Lincoln Daniel Corbit8,155 National Union Party Abraham Lincoln James R. Clements8,154 National Union Party Abraham Lincoln John C. Hazzard8,152Votes cast"highest" Based on highest elector on each ticket 16,922 Results by county County George B. McClellanDemocratic Abraham LincolnUnion Margin Total votes cast"highest" # % # % # %Kent2,40259.25%1,65240.75%75018.50%4,054New Castle3,81347.15%4,27452.85%-4615.70%8,087Sussex2,55253.38%2,22946.62%3236.76%4,781Totals8,76751.81%8,15548.19%6123.62%16,922 Counties that flipped from Southern Democratic to Democratic Kent Sussex Counties that flipped from Southern Democratic to Republican New Castle See also United States presidential elections in Delaware Notes References Delaware 1864