1864 United States presidential election in Nevada

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1864 United States presidential election in Nevada

November 8, 1864 1868 →
  Abraham Lincoln November 1863.jpg GeorgeMcClellan2 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Abraham Lincoln George B. McClellan
Party National Union Democratic
Home state Illinois New Jersey
Running mate Andrew Johnson George H. Pendleton
Electoral vote 2 0
Popular vote 9,826 6,594
Percentage 59.84% 40.16%

President before election

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
National Union

The 1864 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. Nevada voters chose two representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[1]

Nevada voted in its first ever presidential election in 1864, having become the 36th state just eight days before the election (on October 31). The state was won by the incumbent President Abraham Lincoln (R-Illinois), running with former Senator and Military Governor of Tennessee Andrew Johnson, with 59.84% of the popular vote, against the 4th Commanding General of the United States Army George B. McClellan (DNew Jersey), running with Representative George H. Pendleton, with 40.16% of the vote.[1]

Due to one of the electors getting snowbound and there being no law to replace him,[2] this election is one of three occasions (as of October 2021) where only two electoral votes were cast by a state or district in a presidential election: the others were in Mississippi in 1820, as one of the state's three electors died before the Electoral College convened and there was insufficient time to find a replacement, and the District of Columbia in 2000, as one of the district's three electors abstained.

Results[]

1864 United States presidential election in Nevada[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
National Union Abraham Lincoln of Illinois Andrew Johnson of Tennessee 9,826 59.84% 2 100.00%
Democratic George B. McClellan of New Jersey George H. Pendleton of Ohio 6,594 40.16% 0 0.00%
Total 16,420 100.00% 2 100.00%

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "1864 Presidential Election Results Nevada".
  2. ^ Rocha, Guy. "Nevada Myths". Nevada State Library and Archives. Retrieved 22 April 2021.


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