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1860 United States presidential election
1860 United States presidential election in Connecticut Connecticut presidential no 1856 United States presidential election in Connecticut 1856 1864 United States presidential election in Connecticut 1864 November 2, 1860 x160px Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Hesler, 1860-restored (cropped).png Abraham Lincoln Republican Party (United States) Illinois Hannibal Hamlin 6 43,486 53.86% Senator Stephen A. Douglas (edited).png Stephen A. Douglas Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Herschel V. Johnson 0 17,364 21.50% John C Breckinridge-04775-restored.jpg John C. Breckinridge Southern Democratic (United States) Kentucky Joseph Lane 0 16,558 20.51% 250px County results 250px Municipality results Lincoln
#FFCCD0 30–40%
#F2B3BE 40–50%
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#D40000 70–80%
#AA0000 80–90%
Douglas
#D3E7FF 30–40%
#B9D7FF 40–50%
#86B6F2 50–60%
Breckinridge
#e5f6e1ff 30–40%
#c5e9beff 40–50%
#a1d99bff 50–60%
#74c476ff 60–70% President James Buchanan Democratic Party (United States) Abraham Lincoln Republican Party (United States)
The 1860 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose six electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Connecticut was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln, who won by a margin of 32.36%.
Results
1860 United States presidential election in Connecticut1860 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=9&year=1860&f=0&off=0&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas 24 December 2013
Republican Party (United States)
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
Hannibal Hamlin
Maine
43,486
53.86%
6
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Stephen Arnold Douglas
Illinois
Herschel Vespasian Johnson
Georgia
17,364
21.50%
0
0.00%
Southern Democratic (United States)
John Cabell Breckinridge
Kentucky
Joseph Lane
Oregon
16,558
20.51%
0
0.00%
Constitutional Union Party (United States)
John Bell
Tennessee
Edward Everett
Massachusetts
3,337
4.13%
0
0.00%
80,745
100.00%
6
100.00%
Results by county
CountyAbraham LincolnRepublicanStephen A. DouglasDemocraticJohn C. BreckinridgeSouthern Democratic John BellConstitutional UnionMarginTotal votescastCounty Project (WIP) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qW_PF3ONwrR0pp6tZpxvcin0GN5O2VOZfBrtJNhjv3Y/edit?gid=1362497683&usp=embed_facebook 2024-06-09 Google Docs en-US#%#%#%#%#%Fairfield7,02543.66%3,17719.74%3,83523.83%2,05512.77%3,190"BreckinridgedDouglas" In this county where Breckinridge ran second ahead of Douglas, margin given is Lincoln vote minus Breckinridge vote and percentage margin Lincoln percentage minus Breckinridge percentage.19.83%16,092Hartford8,51056.15%3,25721.49%3,08820.37%3011.99%5,25334.66%15,156Litchfield4,81259.04%1,72721.19%1,56719.23%440.54%3,08537.85%8,150Middlesex2,88652.38%1,18021.42%1,33524.23%1091.98%1,551"BreckinridgedDouglas"28.15%5,510New Haven8,66852.41%2,93117.72%4,36826.41%5733.46%4,300"BreckinridgedDouglas"26.00%16,540New London5,47457.74%2,59727.39%1,19912.65%2112.23%2,87730.35%9,481Tolland2,49460.39%1,13927.58%47911.60%180.44%1,35532.81%4,130Windham3,61967.04%1,45626.97%3035.61%200.37%2,16340.07%5,398Totals:43,48653.86%17,36421.50%16,55820.51%3,3374.13%26,12232.36%80,745
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Middlesex
See also
United States presidential elections in Connecticut
Notes
References
Category:1860 Connecticut elections
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