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1860 United States presidential election in Alabama

←  1856 November 6, 1860 1868 →
 
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 9 0 0
Popular vote 48,669 27,835 13,618
Percentage 54.00% 30.89% 15.11%

County Results

President before election

James Buchanan
Democratic

Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

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

Alabama was won by the Southern Democratic candidate 14th Vice President of the United States John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky and his running mate Senator Joseph Lane of Oregon. They defeated the Constitutional Union candidate Senator John Bell of Tennessee and his running mate Governor of Massachusetts Edward Everett as well as the Democratic candidate 15th Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois) and his running mate 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson. Breckinridge would win the state by a margin of 23.11%.

Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in the state. It would not participate in the 1864 election, which Lincoln won.

Results

1860 United States presidential election in Alabama [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Southern Democratic John C. Breckinridge 48,669 54.00%
Constitutional Union John Bell 27,835 30.89%
Democratic Stephen A. Douglas 13,618 15.11%
Total votes 90,122 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ^ "1860 Presidential Election Results Alabama".