The 1860 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Oregon voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Oregon voted in its first ever presidential election, having become the 33rd state on February 14, 1859. The state was won by IllinoisRepresentativeAbraham Lincoln (R–Kentucky), running with SenatorHannibal Hamlin, with 36.20% of the popular vote, against the 14thVice President of the United StatesJohn C. Breckinridge (SD–Kentucky), running with SenatorJoseph Lane, with 34.37% of the popular vote and SenatorStephen A. Douglas (D–Illinois), running with 41st Governor of GeorgiaHerschel V. Johnson, with 27.99% of the popular vote.
Oregon was the only state where the first and second place finishers matched the first and second place national finishers in the electoral college (Lincoln first, then Breckenridge in second).
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1860 United States presidential election in Oregon[1]