1860 United States presidential election in Ohio
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The 1860 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Ohio voters chose 23 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Ohio was won by Illinois Representative Abraham Lincoln (R–Kentucky), running with Senator Hannibal Hamlin, with 51.24% of the popular vote, against Senator Stephen A. Douglas (D–Vermont), running with 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson, with 43.30% of the popular vote.
Liberty Party (under the name Union Party[1]) candidate Gerrit Smith received 136 of his 171 popular votes in Ohio alone. The other 35 votes came from Illinois.[2]
The 1860 presidential election in Ohio began a streak in which no Republican candidate won the election without carrying the state.
Results[]
1860 United States presidential election in Ohio[3] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Republican | Abraham Lincoln of Illinois | Hannibal Hamlin of Maine | 221,809 | 51.24% | 23 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic | Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois | Herschel Vespasian Johnson of Georgia | 187,421 | 43.30% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Constitutional Union | John Bell of Tennessee | Edward Everett of Massachusetts | 12,193 | 2.82% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Southern Democratic | John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky | Joseph Lane of Oregon | 11,303 | 2.61% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Liberty | Gerrit Smith of New York | of Pennsylvania | 136 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 432,862 | 100.00% | 23 | 100.00% |
Results by county[]
County | Abraham Lincoln[4] Republican |
Stephen A. Douglas[4] Democratic |
Various candidates[4] Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Adams | 1,667 | 43.33% | 2,010 | 52.25% | 170 | 4.42% | -343 | -8.92% | 3,847 |
Allen | 1,796 | 48.18% | 1,882 | 50.48% | 50 | 1.34% | -86 | -2.31% | 3,728 |
Ashland | 2,166 | 49.05% | 1,720 | 38.95% | 530 | 12.00% | 446 | 10.10% | 4,416 |
Ashtabula | 5,566 | 81.15% | 860 | 12.54% | 433 | 6.31% | 4,706 | 68.61% | 6,859 |
Athens | 2,526 | 61.65% | 1,491 | 36.39% | 80 | 1.95% | 1,035 | 25.26% | 4,097 |
Auglaize | 1,088 | 36.09% | 1,836 | 60.90% | 91 | 3.02% | -748 | -24.81% | 3,015 |
Belmont | 2,675 | 41.00% | 1,450 | 22.22% | 2,400 | 36.78% | 1,225 | 18.77% | 6,525 |
Brown | 2,105 | 38.69% | 3,006 | 55.26% | 329 | 6.05% | -901 | -16.56% | 5,440 |
Butler | 2,867 | 39.19% | 4,109 | 56.16% | 340 | 4.65% | -1,242 | -16.98% | 7,316 |
Carroll | 1,767 | 59.28% | 1,043 | 34.99% | 171 | 5.74% | 724 | 24.29% | 2,981 |
Champaign | 2,325 | 52.12% | 1,810 | 40.57% | 326 | 7.31% | 515 | 11.54% | 4,461 |
Clark | 3,017 | 60.15% | 1,730 | 34.49% | 269 | 5.36% | 1,287 | 25.66% | 5,016 |
Clermont | 2,965 | 46.06% | 3,206 | 49.81% | 266 | 4.13% | -241 | -3.74% | 6,437 |
Clinton | 3,260 | 63.06% | 1,751 | 33.87% | 85 | 2.11% | 1,509 | 29.19% | 4,032 |
Columbiana | 3,864 | 60.37% | 2,130 | 33.28% | 407 | 6.36% | 1,734 | 27.09% | 6,401 |
Coshocton | 2,299 | 47.83% | 2,288 | 47.60% | 220 | 4.58% | 11 | 0.23% | 4,807 |
Crawford | 2,064 | 41.69% | 2,752 | 55.58% | 135 | 2.73% | -688 | -13.90% | 4,951 |
Cuyahoga | 8,686 | 62.45% | 4,814 | 34.61% | 408 | 2.93% | 3,872 | 27.84% | 13,908 |
Darke | 2,460 | 49.23% | 2,479 | 49.61% | 58 | 1.16% | -19 | -0.38% | 4,997 |
Defiance | 1,038 | 43.87% | 1,304 | 55.11% | 24 | 1.01% | -266 | -11.24% | 2,366 |
Delaware | 2,699 | 56.94% | 1,967 | 41.50% | 74 | 1.56% | 732 | 15.44% | 4,740 |
Erie | 2,886 | 63.57% | 1,538 | 33.88% | 116 | 2.56% | 1,348 | 29.69% | 4,540 |
Fairfield | 2,178 | 37.66% | 3,249 | 56.18% | 356 | 6.16% | -1,071 | -18.52% | 5,783 |
Fayette | 1,458 | 50.59% | 1,121 | 38.90% | 303 | 10.51% | 337 | 11.69% | 2,882 |
Franklin | 4,295 | 45.99% | 4,846 | 51.90% | 197 | 2.11% | -551 | -5.90% | 9,338 |
Fulton | 1,629 | 61.63% | 984 | 37.23% | 30 | 1.14% | 645 | 24.40% | 2,643 |
Gallia | 1,881 | 52.54% | 1,472 | 41.12% | 227 | 6.34% | 409 | 11.42% | 3,580 |
Geauga | 2,877 | 79.70% | 677 | 18.75% | 56 | 1.55% | 2,200 | 60.94% | 3,610 |
Greene | 3,260 | 63.06% | 1,751 | 33.87% | 159 | 3.08% | 1,509 | 29.19% | 5,170 |
Guernsey | 2,510 | 55.18% | 1,933 | 42.49% | 106 | 2.33% | 577 | 12.68% | 4,549 |
Hamilton | 16,182 | 45.37% | 15,431 | 43.27% | 4,051 | 11.36% | 751 | 2.11% | 35,664 |
Hancock | 2,135 | 47.70% | 2,301 | 51.41% | 40 | 0.89% | -166 | -3.71% | 4,476 |
Hardin | 1,432 | 52.72% | 1,198 | 44.11% | 86 | 3.17% | 234 | 8.62% | 2,716 |
Harrison | 2,175 | 60.00% | 759 | 20.94% | 691 | 19.06% | 1,416 | 39.06% | 3,625 |
Henry | 808 | 43.60% | 1,039 | 56.07% | 6 | 0.32% | -231 | -12.47% | 1,853 |
Highland | 2,409 | 45.34% | 2,272 | 42.76% | 632 | 11.90% | 137 | 2.58% | 5,313 |
Hocking | 1,329 | 42.42% | 1,784 | 56.94% | 134 | 4.13% | -455 | -14.52% | 3,247 |
Holmes | 1,392 | 37.41% | 2,281 | 61.30% | 48 | 1.29% | -889 | -23.89% | 3,721 |
Huron | 4,107 | 65.39% | 2,083 | 33.16% | 91 | 1.45% | 2,024 | 32.22% | 6,281 |
Jackson | 1,738 | 53.17% | 1,436 | 43.93% | 95 | 2.91% | 302 | 9.24% | 3,269 |
Jefferson | 2,682 | 57.96% | 1,163 | 25.14% | 782 | 16.90% | 1,519 | 32.83% | 4,627 |
Knox | 2,860 | 51.48% | 2,060 | 37.08% | 636 | 11.45% | 800 | 14.40% | 5,556 |
Lake | 2,521 | 77.74% | 622 | 19.18% | 100 | 3.08% | 1,899 | 58.56% | 3,243 |
Lawrence | 1,801 | 55.90% | 1,147 | 35.60% | 274 | 8.5% | 654 | 20.30% | 3,222 |
Licking | 3,502 | 47.06% | 3,154 | 42.38% | 786 | 10.56% | 348 | 4.68% | 7,442 |
Logan | 2,415 | 59.28% | 1,542 | 37.85% | 117 | 2.87% | 873 | 21.43% | 4,074 |
Lorain | 4,045 | 66.89% | 1,766 | 29.20% | 236 | 3.90% | 2,279 | 37.69% | 6,047 |
Lucas | 2,889 | 58.85% | 1,820 | 37.07% | 200 | 4.07% | 1,069 | 21.78% | 4,909 |
Madison | 1,417 | 53.03% | 1,016 | 38.02% | 239 | 8.94% | 401 | 15.01% | 2,672 |
Mahoning | 2,907 | 57.51% | 1,990 | 39.37% | 158 | 3.13% | 917 | 18.14% | 5,055 |
Marion | 1,595 | 49.03% | 1,640 | 50.42% | 18 | 0.55% | -45 | -1.38% | 3,253 |
Medina | 3,068 | 62.64% | 1,765 | 36.04% | 65 | 1.33% | 1,303 | 26.60% | 4,898 |
Meigs | 2,689 | 58.30% | 1,699 | 36.84% | 224 | 4.86% | 990 | 21.47% | 4,612 |
Mercer | 832 | 34.01% | 1,606 | 65.66% | 8 | 0.33% | -774 | -31.64% | 2,446 |
Miami | 3,431 | 58.69% | 2,337 | 39.98% | 78 | 1.33% | 1,094 | 18.71% | 5,846 |
Monroe | 1,335 | 28.57% | 3,147 | 67.36% | 190 | 1.33% | -1,812 | -38.78% | 4,672 |
Montgomery | 4,974 | 50.07% | 4,710 | 47.41% | 251 | 2.53% | 264 | 2.66% | 9,935 |
Morgan | 2,445 | 57.03% | 1,757 | 40.98% | 85 | 1.98% | 688 | 16.05% | 4,287 |
Morrow | 2,260 | 53.18% | 1,928 | 45.36% | 62 | 1.46% | 332 | 7.81% | 4,250 |
Muskingum | 4,004 | 49.39% | 3,550 | 43.79% | 553 | 6.82% | 454 | 5.60% | 8,107 |
Noble | 1,944 | 52.02% | 1,647 | 44.07% | 146 | 3.91% | 297 | 7.95% | 3,737 |
Ottawa | 571 | 44.37% | 692 | 53.77% | 24 | 3.91% | -121 | -9.40% | 1,287 |
Paulding | 554 | 58.07% | 391 | 40.99% | 9 | 0.94% | 163 | 17.09% | 954 |
Perry | 1,605 | 43.51% | 1,950 | 52.86% | 134 | 3.63% | -345 | -9.35% | 3,689 |
Pickaway | 2,002 | 42.70% | 2,425 | 51.73% | 261 | 5.57% | -423 | -9.02% | 4,688 |
Pike | 958 | 38.44% | 1,397 | 56.06% | 137 | 5.50% | -439 | -17.62% | 2,492 |
Portage | 3,065 | 59.34% | 1,970 | 38.14% | 130 | 2.52% | 1,095 | 21.20% | 5,165 |
Preble | 2,596 | 59.24% | 1,733 | 39.55% | 53 | 1.21% | 863 | 19.69% | 4,382 |
Putnam | 1,010 | 40.48% | 1,478 | 59.24% | 7 | 0.28% | -468 | -18.76% | 2,495 |
Richland | 3,023 | 47.60% | 3,135 | 49.36% | 193 | 3.04% | -112 | -1.76% | 6,351 |
Ross | 3,043 | 47.35% | 2,806 | 43.67% | 577 | 8.98% | 237 | 3.69% | 6,426 |
Sandusky | 1,938 | 45.28% | 2,319 | 54.18% | 23 | 0.54% | -381 | -8.90% | 4,280 |
Scioto | 2,186 | 50.51% | 1,750 | 40.43% | 392 | 9.06% | 436 | 10.07% | 4,328 |
Seneca | 3,052 | 48.14% | 3,175 | 50.08% | 113 | 1.78% | -123 | -1.94% | 6,340 |
Shelby | 1,597 | 48.29% | 1,669 | 50.47% | 41 | 1.24% | -72 | -2.18% | 3,307 |
Stark | 4,064 | 52.98% | 2,820 | 36.76% | 787 | 10.26% | 1,244 | 16.22% | 7,671 |
Summit | 3,607 | 65.52% | 1,785 | 32.43% | 113 | 2.05% | 1,822 | 33.10% | 5,505 |
Trumbull | 4,349 | 69.17% | 1,672 | 26.59% | 262 | 4.17% | 2,677 | 42.58% | 6,283 |
Tuscarawas | 3,136 | 51.72% | 2,846 | 46.93% | 82 | 1.35% | 290 | 4.78% | 6,064 |
Union | 1,792 | 55.55% | 1,145 | 35.49% | 289 | 8.96% | 647 | 20.06% | 3,226 |
Van Wert | 1,015 | 50.93% | 959 | 48.12% | 19 | 0.95% | 56 | 2.81% | 1,993 |
Vinton | 1,246 | 49.39% | 1,231 | 48.79% | 46 | 1.82% | 15 | 0.59% | 2,523 |
Warren | 3,316 | 60.62% | 2,011 | 36.76% | 143 | 2.61% | 1,305 | 23.86% | 5,470 |
Washington | 3,169 | 49.38% | 3,060 | 47.69% | 188 | 2.93% | 109 | 1.70% | 6,417 |
Wayne | 3,204 | 48.73% | 3,250 | 49.43% | 121 | 1.84% | -46 | -0.70% | 6,575 |
Williams | 1,713 | 56.52% | 1,180 | 38.93% | 138 | 4.55% | 533 | 17.58% | 3,031 |
Wood | 2,011 | 59.85% | 1,330 | 39.58% | 19 | 0.57% | 681 | 20.27% | 3,360 |
Wyandot | 1,567 | 47.72% | 1,670 | 50.85% | 47 | 1.43% | -103 | -3.14% | 3,284 |
Totals | 231,809 | 52.33% | 187,421 | 42.31% | 23,736 | 5.36% | 44,388 | 10.02% | 442,966 |
See also[]
- United States presidential elections in Ohio
References[]
- ^ "US President - Liberty (Union) National Convention". Our Campaigns. November 24, 2008.
- ^ "RADICAL ABOLITION NATIONAL CONVENTION". Douglass' Monthly. October 1860. p. 352.
- ^ "1860 Presidential General Election Results - Ohio".
- ^ a b c Géoelections; Presidential election of 1860 Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
- 1860 United States presidential election by state
- United States presidential elections in Ohio
- 1860 Ohio elections