The 1864 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. Voters chose 33 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
New York voted for the National Union candidate, Abraham Lincoln, over the Democratic candidate, George B. McClellan. Lincoln won the state by a bare margin of 0.92%.
Results[]
1864 United States presidential election in New York[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
National Union
Abraham Lincoln
368,735
50.46%
33
Democratic
George B. McClellan
361,986
49.54%
0
Totals
730,721
100.0%
33
See also[]
United States presidential elections in New York
References[]
^Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.