1860 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

Election in Rhode Island

1860 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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Nominee Abraham Lincoln
  • Stephen Douglas (Dem)
  • John C. Breckinridge (SD)
  • John Bell (CU)
Party Republican Fusion
Alliance Democratic
Southern Democratic
Constitutional Union
Home state Illinois
  • Illinois (Douglas)
  • Kentucky (Breckinridge)
  • Tennessee (Bell)
Running mate Hannibal Hamlin
  • Herschel V. Johnson (Dem)
  • Joseph Lane (SD)
  • Edward Everett (CU)
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 12,244 7,707
Percentage 61.37% 38.63%

County Results
Lincoln
  50-60%
  60-70%


President before election

James Buchanan
Democratic

Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

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

Rhode Island was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln, who won by a margin of 22.74%.

With 61.37% of the popular vote, Rhode Island would prove to be Lincoln's fifth strongest state in terms of popular vote percentage in the 1860 election after Vermont, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Maine.[1]

Like New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, Rhode Island was one of the four states that had a fusion ticket for the Democrats, which was supported just by the Northern Democrats but also supporters of Southern Democrats and Constitutional Unionists. However, unlike in the other three states the electors on the Democratic ticket in Rhode Island were pledged solely to Douglas, therefore some sources credit the Democratic popular vote to the Northern Democratic nominee.

Results

1860 United States presidential election in Rhode Island[2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Abraham Lincoln 12,244 61.37% 4
Fusion Stephen A. Douglas / John C. Breckinridge / John Bell 7,707 38.63% 0
Totals 19,951 100.0% 4

See also

References

  1. ^ "1860 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "1860 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 3, 2012.


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