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United States presidential election in Louisiana, 1860






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Nominee

John Breckenridge

John Bell

Stephen A. Douglas
Party

Southern Democratic

Constitutional Union

Democratic
Home state

Kentucky

Tennessee

Illinois
Running mate

Joseph Lane

Edward Everett

Herschel V. Johnson
Electoral vote

6
0
0
Popular vote

22,681
20,204
7,625
Percentage

44.90%
40.00%
15.10%





President before election

James Buchanan
Democratic



Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
Republican







The 1860 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Louisiana voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.


Louisiana was won by Southern Democratic candidate, Vice President John C. Breckinridge and his running with Senator Joseph Lane of Oregon. The ticket defeated the Constitution Union ticket of Senator John Bell of Tennessee and his running mate Massachusetts Governor Edward Everett along with Northern Democrat Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois and his running mate Georgia Governor Herschel V. Johnson.


Breckinridge won the state by a narrow margin of 4.90%.


Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in the state.



Results[edit]








































United States presidential election in Louisiana, 1860[1]
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Popular vote
Electoral vote
Count
%
Count
%


Southern Democratic

John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky

Joseph Lane of Oregon

22,681

44.90%

6

100.00%


Constitutional Union

John Bell of Tennessee

Edward Everett of Massachusetts
20,204
40.00%
0
0.00%


Democratic

Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois

Herschel Vespasian Johnson of Georgia
7,625
15.10%
0
0.00%

Total

50,510

100.00%

6

100.00%


References[edit]




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