1860_United_States_presidential_election_in_Florida References

1860 United States presidential election in Florida
Breckinridge 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% No votes	Bell 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
President before election; James Buchanan; Democratic	Elected President ; Abraham Lincoln; Republican

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

Florida was won by Southern Democratic candidate John C. Breckinridge, who won the state by a margin of 26.13%.

Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in the state.

This was the last presidential election Florida would participate in until the 1868 election due to the American Civil War and the beginnings of the Reconstruction Era.

Results

1860 United States presidential election in Florida^[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Southern Democratic	John Cabell Breckinridge of Kentucky	Joseph Lane of Oregon	8,277	62.23%	3	0.00%
	Constitutional Union	John Bell of Tennessee	Edward Everett of Massachusetts	4,801	36.10%	0	0.00%
	Democratic	Stephen Arnold Douglas of Illinois	Herschel Vespasian Johnson of Georgia	223	1.68%	0	0.00%
Total				13,301	100.00%	3	100.00%

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