The election of 1860: Results by state

Table of electoral votes by state in the 1860 U.S. presidential election.

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Electoral vote

		state	electoral votes
			Lincoln	Douglas	Breckenridge	Bell
		Maine	8
		New Hampshire	5
		Vermont	5
		Massachusetts	13
		Rhode Island	4
		Connecticut	6
		New York	35
		New Jersey	4	3
		Pennsylvania	27
		Ohio	23
		Indiana	13
		Illinois	11
		Michigan	6
		Wisconsin	5
		Minnesota	4
		Iowa	4
		Oregon	3
		California	4
		Maryland			8
		Delaware			3
		Kentucky				12
		Missouri		9
		Virginia				15
		Tennessee				12
		North Carolina			10
		South Carolina			8
		Georgia			10
		Florida			3
		Alabama			9
		Mississippi			7
		Louisiana			6
		Arkansas			4
		Texas			4
		Total electoral vote	180	12	72	39

Popular vote

	number of votes	percent
Lincoln	1,865,908	39.8
Douglas	1,380,202	29.5
Breckenridge	848,019	18.1
Bell	590,901	12.6