The 1860 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Illinois voters chose 11 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Illinois was won by the former congressmanAbraham Lincoln (Whig–Illinois), running as a Republican with SenatorHannibal Hamlin, with 50.69% of the popular vote, against SenatorStephen A. Douglas (D–Illinois), running with 41st Governor of GeorgiaHerschel V. Johnson, with 47.17% of the popular vote.
Liberty Party (under the name Union Party[1]) candidate Gerrit Smith received 35 of his 171 popular votes in Illinois alone. The other 136 votes came from Ohio.[2]
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1860 United States presidential election in Illinois[3]