1860 United States presidential election in Georgia

1860 United States presidential election in Georgia

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Nominee John C. Breckinridge John Bell Stephen A. Douglas
Party Southern Democratic Constitutional Union Democratic
Home state Kentucky Tennessee Illinois
Running mate Joseph Lane Edward Everett Herschel V. Johnson
Electoral vote 10 0 0
Popular vote 52,181[a] 42,954[b] 11,687
Percentage 48.85% 40.21% 10.94%
Legislature vote 173 (70.61%) 54 (22.04%) 18 (7.35%)

County Results

President before election

James Buchanan
Democratic

Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

The 1860 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Georgia voters chose 10 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

In the election, Southern Democratic candidate 14th Vice President of the United States John C. Breckinridge and his running mate Senator Joseph Lane won the plurality of the vote against Constitutional Union candidate Senator John Bell and his running mate Governor of Massachusetts Edward Everett as well as Democratic candidate Senator Stephen A. Douglas and his running mate 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson. Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln did not appar on the ballot.

As no candidate received a majority of the popular vote, the election was thrown into the General Assembly, which voted to select 10 Breckinridge electors.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Dubin, Michael J. (2002). United States Presidential Elections, 1788-1860: The Official Results by County and State. McFarland & Company. p. 159–187. ISBN 9780786410170.


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