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1860 United States presidential election in Maine

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1860 United States presidential election in Maine

← 1856 November 2, 1860 1864 →
 
Nominee Abraham Lincoln Stephen A. Douglas John C. Breckinridge
Party Republican Democratic Southern Democratic
Home state Illinois Illinois Kentucky
Running mate Hannibal Hamlin Herschel V. Johnson Joseph Lane
Electoral vote 8 0 0
Popular vote 62,811 29,693 6,368
Percentage 62.24% 29.42% 6.31%

County Results
Lincoln
  50–60%
  60-70%
  70-80%


President before election

James Buchanan
Democratic

Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

The 1860 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Maine was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln, who won by a margin of 32.82%.

With 62.24% of the popular vote, Maine would prove to be Lincoln's fourth strongest state in terms of popular vote percentage after Vermont, Minnesota and Massachusetts.[1]

Results

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1860 United States presidential election in Maine[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Abraham Lincoln of Illinois Hannibal Hamlin of Maine 62,811 62.24% 8 100.00%
Democratic Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois Herschel Vespasian Johnson of Georgia 29,693 29.42% 0 0.00%
Southern Democratic John Cabell Breckinridge of Kentucky Joseph Lane of Oregon 6,368 6.31% 0 0.00%
Constitutional Union John Bell of Tennessee Edward Everett of Massachusetts 2,046 2.03% 0 0.00%
Total 100,918 100.00% 8 100.00%

Results By County

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1860 United States Presidential Election in Maine (By County)[3]
County Abraham Lincoln

Republican

Stephen A. Douglas

Democratic

John C. Breckinridge

Southern Democratic

John Bell

Constitutional Union

Total Votes Cast
# % # % # % # %
Androscoggin 3,526 64.35% 1,838 33.55% 65 1.19% 50 0.91% 5,479
Aroostook 1,142 66.01% 414 23.93% 167 9.65% 7 0.40% 1,730
Cumberland 7,934 59.04% 4,815 35.83% 345 2.57% 345 2.57% 13,439
Franklin 2,281 61.68% 1,358 36.72% 56 1.51% 3 0.08% 3,698
Hancock 3,322 60.35% 932 16.93% 1,062 19.29% 189 3.43% 5,505
Kennebec 6,599 70.90% 2,353 25.28% 156 1.68% 200 2.15% 9,308
Knox 2,520 54.83% 1,825 39.71% 183 3.98% 68 1.48% 4,596
Lincoln 2,510 61.82% 1,073 26.43% 210 5.17% 267 6.58% 4,060
Oxford 4,244 60.78% 2,523 36.14% 199 2.85% 16 0.23% 6,982
Penobscot 6,997 65.06% 1,555 14.46% 2,018 18.76% 185 1.72% 10,755
Piscataquis 1,656 67.73% 401 16.40% 374 15.30% 14 0.57% 2,445
Sagadahoc 2,257 68.29% 630 19.06% 142 4.30% 276 8.35% 3,305
Somerset 4,048 64.59% 1,833 29.25% 212 3.38% 174 2.78% 6,267
Waldo 3,800 64.90% 1,434 24.49% 537 9.17% 84 1.43% 5,855
Washington 3,515 56.17% 2,320 37.07% 348 5.56% 75 1.20% 6,258
York 6,460 57.49% 4,389 39.06% 294 2.62% 93 0.83% 11,236
Total 62,811 62.24% 29,693 29.42% 6,368 6.31% 2,046 2.03% 100,918

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1860 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "1860 Presidential General Election Results - Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  3. ^ "Presidential Results: Maine, 1860". votearchive.com. Retrieved July 18, 2024.