The 1860 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Louisiana voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Louisiana was won by Southern Democratic candidate, Vice PresidentJohn C. Breckinridge and his running with SenatorJoseph Lane of Oregon. The ticket defeated the Constitution Union ticket of Senator John Bell of Tennessee and his running mate Massachusetts GovernorEdward Everett along with Northern Democrat Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois and his running mate Georgia GovernorHerschel V. Johnson.
Breckinridge won the state by a narrow margin of 4.90%.
Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in the state.
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1860 United States presidential election in Louisiana[1]