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1860 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

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1860 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

← 1856 November 2, 1860 1864 →
 
Nominee Abraham Lincoln Stephen A. Douglas
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Illinois Illinois
Running mate Hannibal Hamlin Herschel V. Johnson
Electoral vote 5 0
Popular vote 37,519 25,887
Percentage 56.90% 39.26%

County Results
Lincoln
  40-50%
  50-60%
  60-70%


President before election

James Buchanan
Democratic

Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

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

New Hampshire was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln, who won the state by 17.64%.

Results

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1860 United States presidential election in New Hampshire[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Abraham Lincoln of Illinois Hannibal Hamlin of Maine 37,519 56.90% 5 100.00%
Democratic Stephen Arnold Douglas of Illinois Herschel Vespasian Johnson of Georgia 25,887 39.26% 0 0.00%
Southern Democratic John Cabell Breckinridge of Kentucky Joseph Lane of Oregon 2,125 3.22% 0 0.00%
Constitutional Union John Bell of Tennessee Edward Everett of Massachusetts 412 0.62% 0 0.00%
Total 65,943 100.00% 5 100.00%

Results By County

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1860 United States Presidential Election in New Hampshire (By County)[2]
County Abraham Lincoln

Republican

Stephen A. Douglas

Democratic

John C. Breckinridge

Southern Democratic

John Bell

Constitutional Union

Total Votes Cast
# % # % # % # %
Belknap 1,981 51.86% 1,786 46.75% 48 1.26% 5 0.13% 3,820
Carroll 2,148 51.25% 1,993 47.55% 42 1.00% 8 0.19% 4,191
Cheshire 3,843 64.68% 1,912 32.18% 166 2.79% 21 0.35% 5,942
Coös 1,349 49.52% 1,330 48.83% 43 1.58% 2 0.07% 2,724
Grafton 4,823 55.36% 3,504 40.22% 343 3.94% 42 0.48% 8,712
Hillsborough 6,888 58.60% 4,557 38.77% 221 1.88% 88 0.75% 11,754
Merrimack 4,794 53.63% 3,813 42.66% 276 3.09% 56 0.63% 8,939
Rockingham 5,720 59.08% 3,228 33.34% 618 6.38% 116 1.20% 9,682
Strafford 3,536 60.63% 1,995 34.21% 258 4.42% 43 0.74% 5,832
Sullivan 2,437 56.32% 1,763 40.74% 97 2.24% 30 0.69% 4,327
Total 37,519 56.90% 25,887 39.26% 2,112 3.22% 411 0.62% 65,929

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1860 Presidential General Election Results - New Hampshire".
  2. ^ "Presidential Results: New Hampshire, 1860". votearchive.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024.