The 1860 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose 12 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[1]
Kentucky was won by the SenatorJohn Bell (CU–Tennessee), running with the Governor of MassachusettsEdward Everett, with 45.18% of the popular vote, against 14thVice President of the United StatesJohn Breckenridge (SD–Kentucky), running with SenatorJoseph Lane, with 36.35% of the popular vote and the 15th SenatorStephen A. Douglas (D–Illinois), running with 41st Governor of GeorgiaHerschel V. Johnson, with 17.54% of the popular vote.[1]
Despite former representative Abraham Lincoln (R-Illinois) having been born and raised for the first five years of his life in Kentucky, he came in a distant fourth, failing to win 1% of the vote. Even worse, Lincoln failed to win LaRue County, the location of his birth. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Clay County voted for a Democratic candidate.
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1860 United States presidential election in Kentucky[1]