1864 United States presidential election in Kentucky

none June 2025 September 2023 1864 United States presidential election 1864 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1846 presidential no 1860 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1860 1868 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1868 November 8, 1864 x200px GeorgeMcClellan2 (3x4 cropped).jpg George B. McClellan Democratic Party (United States) New Jersey George H. Pendleton 11 64,301 69.83% Abraham Lincoln O-84 by Brady, 1864 (Cropped).jpg Abraham Lincoln National Union Party (United States) Illinois Andrew Johnson 0 27,787 30.17% 1864 United States presidential election in Kentucky results map by county.svg 380px County results McClellan #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002b84 90–100% Lincoln #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% No returns #808080ff President Abraham Lincoln Republican Party (United States) Abraham Lincoln National Union Party (United States) The 1864 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. State voters chose 11 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.1864 Presidential Election Results Kentucky https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1864&fips=21&f=0&off=0&elect=0 Kentucky being captured by the Union and driving out the Confederacy early in the war was won by 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. They defeated the National Union candidate, incumbent Republican President Abraham Lincoln of Illinois and his running mate former Senator and Military Governor of Tennessee Andrew Johnson. McClellan won the state in a landslide, by a margin of 39.64%. Despite having been born and raised for the first five years of his life in the state, Kentucky would end up being Lincoln's weakest state and McClellan's strongest state.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 In addition, Kentucky was the only state that McClellan won by more than 6%. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last occasion when Butler County and Monroe County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 207-213 0786422173 Results 1864 United States presidential election in Kentucky George B. McClellan Democratic Party (United States) #4F990C 64,301 69.83% Abraham Lincoln (incumbent) National Union Party (United States) 27,787 30.17% 92,088 100% See also United States presidential elections in Kentucky References Kentucky 1864 Category:1864 Kentucky elections