1860 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

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1860 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

November 2, 1860

File:Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Hesler, 1860-restored (cropped).png File:Senator Stephen A. Douglas (edited).png Nominee Abraham Lincoln Stephen A. Douglas Party Republican Democratic Home state Illinois Illinois Running mate Hannibal Hamlin Herschel V. Johnson Electoral vote 5 0 Popular vote 37,519 25,887 Percentage 56.90% 39.26%

File:New Hampshire Presidential Election Results 1860.svg County Results Lincoln   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%

President before election James Buchanan Democratic Elected President Abraham Lincoln Republican

The 1860 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose five electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. New Hampshire was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln, who won the state by 17.64%.

Results

1860 United States presidential election in New Hampshire
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Republican	Abraham Lincoln of Illinois	Hannibal Hamlin of Maine	37,519	56.90%	5	100.00%
	Democratic	Stephen Arnold Douglas of Illinois	Herschel Vespasian Johnson of Georgia	25,887	39.26%	0	0.00%
	Southern Democratic	John Cabell Breckinridge of Kentucky	Joseph Lane of Oregon	2,125	3.22%	0	0.00%
	Constitutional Union	John Bell of Tennessee	Edward Everett of Massachusetts	412	0.62%	0	0.00%
Total				65,943	100.00%	5	100.00%

Results By County

1860 United States Presidential Election in New Hampshire (By County)

County	Abraham Lincoln Republican		Stephen A. Douglas Democratic		John C. Breckinridge Southern Democratic		John Bell Constitutional Union		Total Votes Cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Belknap	1,981	51.86%	1,786	46.75%	48	1.26%	5	0.13%	3,820
Carroll	2,148	51.25%	1,993	47.55%	42	1.00%	8	0.19%	4,191
Cheshire	3,843	64.68%	1,912	32.18%	166	2.79%	21	0.35%	5,942
Coös	1,349	49.52%	1,330	48.83%	43	1.58%	2	0.07%	2,724
Grafton	4,823	55.36%	3,504	40.22%	343	3.94%	42	0.48%	8,712
Hillsborough	6,888	58.60%	4,557	38.77%	221	1.88%	88	0.75%	11,754
Merrimack	4,794	53.63%	3,813	42.66%	276	3.09%	56	0.63%	8,939
Rockingham	5,720	59.08%	3,228	33.34%	618	6.38%	116	1.20%	9,682
Strafford	3,536	60.63%	1,995	34.21%	258	4.42%	43	0.74%	5,832
Sullivan	2,437	56.32%	1,763	40.74%	97	2.24%	30	0.69%	4,327
Total	37,519	56.90%	25,887	39.26%	2,112	3.22%	411	0.62%	65,929

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Belknap
• Carroll
• Coös

See also

• United States presidential elections in New Hampshire