Main article: 1860 United States presidential election
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The 1860 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Delaware was won by the Southern Democratic candidate 14th Vice President of the United States John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky and his running mate Senator Joseph Lane of Oregon. They defeated the Constitutional Union candidate Senator John Bell of Tennessee and his running mate Governor of Massachusetts Edward Everett, Republican candidate Illinois Representative Abraham Lincoln and his running mate Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine as well as Democratic candidate 15th Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois and his running mate 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson. Breckinridge won the state by a margin of 21.41%.
The Republicans ran a slate of electors for Lincoln, but did not nominate any candidates for other federal and state offices. The party instead endorsed the candidates of the People's Party, an anti-Democratic coalition that supported the Republican presidential ticket.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Democratic | John C. Breckinridge | 7,339 | 45.54% | |
| Constitutional Union | John Bell | 3,888 | 24.13% | |
| Republican | Abraham Lincoln | 3,822 | 23.72% | |
| Democratic | Stephen A. Douglas | 1,066 | 6.61% | |
| Total votes | 16,115 | 100.00% | ||
Results by county
| County | John C. Breckinridge
Southern Democratic |
John Bell
Constitutional Union |
Abraham Lincoln
Republican |
Stephen A. Douglas
Democratic |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Kent | 2,081 | 51.78% | 720 | 17.91% | 1,075 | 26.75% | 143 | 3.56% | 1,006 | 25.03% | 4,019 |
| New Castle | 3,004 | 40.75% | 1,576 | 21.38% | 2,073 | 28.12% | 719 | 9.75% | 931 | 12.63% | 7,372 |
| Sussex | 2,254 | 47.71% | 1,592 | 33.70% | 674 | 14.27% | 204 | 4.32% | 662 | 14.01% | 4,724 |
| Total | 7,339 | 45.54% | 3,888 | 24.13% | 3,822 | 23.72% | 1,066 | 6.61% | 3,451 | 21.41% | 16,115 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Southern Democratic
See also
References
- Abbott 1986, p. 17.
- "1860 Presidential Election Results Delaware".
- Burnham, Walter Dean (1955). Presidential ballots, 1836-1892. Internet Archive. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press. p. 320.
Works cited
- Abbott, Richard (1986). The Republican Party and the South, 1855-1877: The First Southern Strategy. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0807816809.
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