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Election in Connecticut
1864 United States presidential election in Connecticut|
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County Results
Lincoln
50-60%
60-70%
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McClellan
50-60%
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The 1864 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the
1864 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
Connecticut voted for the
National Union candidate,
Abraham Lincoln and his running mate
Andrew Johnson. They defeated the
Democratic candidate,
George B. McClellan and his running mate
George H. Pendleton. Lincoln won the state by a narrow margin of 2.76%.
Although he lost the state, Connecticut would prove to be McClellan's fifth strongest state after
Kentucky,
New Jersey,
Delaware and
New York.
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Results
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