1860 United States presidential election in Minnesota
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The 1860 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Minnesota voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Minnesota voted in its first ever United States presidential election, having been admitted as the 32nd state on May 11, 1858. The state was won by Illinois Representative Abraham Lincoln (Republican Party (United States)), running with Senator Hannibal Hamlin, with 63.44% of the popular vote, against Senator Stephen A. Douglas (D–Illinois), running with 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson, with 34.27% of the popular vote.
With 63.44% of the popular vote, Lincoln's victory within the state would be his second strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote in the 1860 election after Vermont.[1] Minnesota would not vote Democratic until Franklin D. Roosevelt won it in 1932, 72 years later.
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Abraham Lincoln | 22,069 | 63.44% | |
| Democratic | Stephen A. Douglas | 11,920 | 34.27% | |
| Southern Democratic | John C. Breckinridge | 748 | 2.15% | |
| Constitutional Union | John Bell | 50 | 0.14% | |
| Total votes | 34,787 | 100% | ||
Results by county
[edit]| County | Abraham Lincoln[3] Republican |
Stephen Douglas[3] Democratic |
John C. Breckinridge[3] Southern Democratic |
John Bell[4] Constitutional Union |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Anoka | 277 | 63.53% | 150 | 34.40% | 9 | 2.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 127 | 29.13% | 436 |
| Blue Earth | 677 | 62.98% | 374 | 34.79% | 24 | 2.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 303 | 28.19% | 1,075 |
| Brown | 408 | 80.16% | 91 | 17.88% | 10 | 1.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 317 | 62.28% | 509 |
| Carver | 504 | 60.80% | 324 | 39.08% | 1 | 0.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 180 | 21.72% | 829 |
| Chisago | 379 | 81.16% | 64 | 13.70% | 24 | 5.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 315 | 67.46% | 467 |
| Dakota | 1,022 | 53.06% | 882 | 45.79% | 22 | 1.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 140 | 7.27% | 1,926 |
| Dodge | 580 | 69.21% | 205 | 24.46% | 53 | 6.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 375 | 44.75% | 838 |
| Faribault | 270 | 80.36% | 63 | 18.75% | 3 | 0.89% | 0 | 0.00% | 207 | 61.61% | 336 |
| Fillmore | 1,610 | 65.90% | 809 | 33.12% | 24 | 0.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 801 | 32.78% | 2,443 |
| Freeborn | 595 | 75.80% | 188 | 23.95% | 2 | 0.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 407 | 51.85% | 785 |
| Goodhue | 1,352 | 75.19% | 429 | 23.86% | 17 | 0.95% | 0 | 0.00% | 923 | 51.33% | 1,798 |
| Hennepin | 1,770 | 70.07% | 705 | 27.91% | 47 | 1.86% | 4 | 0.16% | 1,065 | 42.16% | 2,526 |
| Houston | 594 | 48.73% | 622 | 51.03% | 3 | 0.25% | 0 | 0.00% | -28 | -2.30% | 1,219 |
| Isanti | 41 | 85.42% | 7 | 14.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 34 | 70.84% | 48 |
| Kanabec | 15 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 15 | 100.00% | 15 |
| Kandiyohi | 13 | 81.25% | 3 | 18.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 10 | 62.50% | 16 |
| Le Sueur | 566 | 50.04% | 555 | 49.07% | 9 | 0.80% | 1 | 0.09% | 11 | 0.97% | 1,131 |
| McLeod | 240 | 74.77% | 81 | 25.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 159 | 49.54% | 321 |
| Martin | 40 | 86.96% | 6 | 13.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 34 | 73.92% | 46 |
| Meeker | 166 | 64.09% | 83 | 32.05% | 9 | 3.47% | 1 | 0.39% | 83 | 32.04% | 259 |
| Mille Lacs[a] | 18 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 18 | 100.00% | 18 |
| Monongalia | 42 | 71.19% | 17 | 28.81% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 35 | 42.38% | 59 |
| Morrison | 53 | 35.33% | 93 | 62.00% | 4 | 2.67% | 0 | 0.00% | -40 | -26.67% | 150 |
| Mower | 501 | 72.09% | 194 | 27.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 307 | 44.18% | 695 |
| Nicollet | 461 | 59.25% | 291 | 37.40% | 25 | 3.21% | 1 | 0.13% | 170 | 21.85% | 778 |
| Olmsted | 1,348 | 75.90% | 404 | 22.75% | 24 | 1.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 944 | 53.15% | 1,776 |
| Otter Tail | 5 | 45.45% | 6 | 54.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -1 | -9.00% | 11 |
| Ramsey | 1,234 | 49.36% | 1,107 | 44.28% | 143 | 5.72% | 16 | 0.64% | 127 | 5.08% | 2,500 |
| Renville | 89 | 60.54% | 41 | 27.89% | 15 | 10.20% | 2 | 1.36% | 48 | 32.65% | 147 |
| Rice | 996 | 66.09% | 503 | 33.38% | 8 | 0.53% | 0 | 0.00% | 493 | 32.71% | 1,507 |
| Saint Louis | 40 | 58.22% | 22 | 32.35% | 6 | 8.82% | 0 | 0.00% | 18 | 25.87% | 68 |
| Scott | 529 | 43.76% | 642 | 53.10% | 38 | 3.14% | 0 | 0.00% | -113 | -9.34% | 1,209 |
| Sherburne | 120 | 66.67% | 58 | 32.22% | 2 | 1.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 62 | 34.45% | 180 |
| Sibley | 397 | 49.69% | 384 | 48.06% | 18 | 2.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 13 | 1.63% | 799 |
| Stearns | 438 | 47.00% | 482 | 51.72% | 12 | 1.29% | 0 | 0.00% | -44 | -4.72% | 932 |
| Steele | 523 | 76.02% | 157 | 22.82% | 8 | 1.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 366 | 53.20% | 688 |
| Toombs | 7 | 70.00% | 3 | 30.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 40.00% | 10 |
| Wabasha | 1,231 | 63.29% | 550 | 28.28% | 150 | 7.71% | 14 | 0.72% | 681 | 35.01% | 1,945 |
| Waseca | 304 | 68.01% | 143 | 31.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 164 | 36.02% | 447 |
| Washington | 752 | 62.41% | 422 | 35.02% | 19 | 1.58% | 12 | 1.00% | 330 | 27.39% | 1,205 |
| Winona | 1,209 | 68.02% | 571 | 30.08% | 36 | 1.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,816 | 37.94% | 1,816 |
| Wright | 572 | 74.87% | 188 | 24.61% | 4 | 0.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 384 | 50.26% | 764 |
| Totals | 22,069 | 63.44% | 11,920 | 34.27% | 748 | 2.15% | 50 | 0.14% | 10,149 | 29.17% | 34,787 |
State results of the 1860 U.S. presidential election | ||
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ There is a conflict between the Minnesota Legislative Manual and ourcampaigns.com data: the latter shows Douglas receiving one vote.
References
[edit]- ^ "1860 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "1860 Presidential Election Results Minnesota".
- ^ a b c Minnesota Legislative Manual 1871
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MN US President Race - Nov 06, 1860".