The 1860 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Tennessee voters chose 12 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Tennessee was won by the SenatorJohn Bell (CU–Tennessee), running with the 15th Governor of MassachusettsEdward Everett, with 47.72% of the popular vote, against the 14thVice President of the United StatesJohn Breckenridge (SD–Kentucky), running with SenatorJoseph Lane, with 44.55% of the popular vote and SenatorStephen A. Douglas (D–Illinois), running with 41st Governor of GeorgiaHerschel V. Johnson, with 7.72% of the popular vote.
Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln (who was elected President) was not on the ballot in Tennessee, the only one of ten such states to be carried by a candidate other than Breckinridge.
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1860 United States presidential election in Tennessee[1]