1860 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

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United States presidential election, 1860

November 6, 1860

Nominee Abraham Lincoln Stephen A. Douglas Party Republican Democratic Home state Illinois Illinois Running mate Hannibal Hamlin Herschel V. Johnson Electoral vote 5 0 States carried 1 0 Popular vote 86,113 65,021 Percentage 56.59% 42.73%   Nominee John C. Breckinridge John Bell Party Southern Democratic Constitutional Union Home state Kentucky Tennessee Running mate Joseph Lane Edward Everett Electoral vote 0 0 States carried 0 0 Popular vote 888 161 Percentage 0.58% 0.11%

President before election James Buchanan Democratic Elected President Abraham Lincoln Republican

The 1860 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 6, 1860. Wisconsin voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln won the state with 57% of the popular vote, winning Wisconsin's five electoral votes.