1860 United States presidential election in Florida
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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 was 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] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Southern Democratic | John C. 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 | 36.21% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Democratic | Stephen A. 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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