1860 United States presidential election in Maine

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1860 United States presidential election in Maine

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Nominee  | Abraham Lincoln | Stephen A. Douglas | John C. Breckinridge
Party  | Republican | Democratic | Southern Democratic
Home state  | Illinois | Illinois | Kentucky
Running mate  | Hannibal Hamlin | Herschel V. Johnson | Joseph Lane
Electoral vote  | 8 | 0  | 0
Popular vote  | 62,811 | 29,693  | 6,368
Percentage  | 62.24% | 29.42%  | 6.31%

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County Results

Lincoln

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

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| President before election

James Buchanan
Democratic

| Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

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The 1860 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Maine was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln, who won by a margin of 32.82%.

With 62.24% of the popular vote, Maine would prove to be Lincoln's fourth strongest state in terms of popular vote percentage after Vermont, Minnesota and Massachusetts.[1]

## Results

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1860 United States presidential election in Maine[2]

Party  | Candidate  | Running mate  | Popular vote  | Electoral vote
Count  | %  | Count  | %
| Republican | Abraham Lincoln of Illinois | Hannibal Hamlin of Maine | 62,811 | 62.24% | 8 | 100.00%
| Democratic | Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois | Herschel Vespasian Johnson of Georgia | 29,693  | 29.42%  | 0  | 0.00%
| Southern Democratic | John Cabell Breckinridge of Kentucky | Joseph Lane of Oregon | 6,368  | 6.31%  | 0  | 0.00%
| Constitutional Union | John Bell of Tennessee | Edward Everett of Massachusetts | 2,046  | 2.03%  | 0  | 0.00%
Total | 100,918 | 100.00% | 8 | 100.00%

### Results By County

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1860 United States Presidential Election in Maine (By County)[3] County  | Abraham Lincoln

Republican

| Stephen A. Douglas

Democratic

| John C. Breckinridge

Southern Democratic

| John Bell

Constitutional Union

| Total Votes Cast

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#  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %
Androscoggin | 3,526  | 64.35%  | 1,838  | 33.55%  | 65  | 1.19%  | 50  | 0.91%  | 5,479
Aroostook | 1,142  | 66.01%  | 414  | 23.93%  | 167  | 9.65%  | 7  | 0.40%  | 1,730
Cumberland | 7,934  | 59.04%  | 4,815  | 35.83%  | 345  | 2.57%  | 345  | 2.57%  | 13,439
Franklin | 2,281  | 61.68%  | 1,358  | 36.72%  | 56  | 1.51%  | 3  | 0.08%  | 3,698
Hancock | 3,322  | 60.35%  | 932  | 16.93%  | 1,062  | 19.29%  | 189  | 3.43%  | 5,505
Kennebec | 6,599  | 70.90%  | 2,353  | 25.28%  | 156  | 1.68%  | 200  | 2.15%  | 9,308
Knox | 2,520  | 54.83%  | 1,825  | 39.71%  | 183  | 3.98%  | 68  | 1.48%  | 4,596
Lincoln | 2,510  | 61.82%  | 1,073  | 26.43%  | 210  | 5.17%  | 267  | 6.58%  | 4,060
Oxford | 4,244  | 60.78%  | 2,523  | 36.14%  | 199  | 2.85%  | 16  | 0.23%  | 6,982
Penobscot | 6,997  | 65.06%  | 1,555  | 14.46%  | 2,018  | 18.76%  | 185  | 1.72%  | 10,755
Piscataquis | 1,656  | 67.73%  | 401  | 16.40%  | 374  | 15.30%  | 14  | 0.57%  | 2,445
Sagadahoc | 2,257  | 68.29%  | 630  | 19.06%  | 142  | 4.30%  | 276  | 8.35%  | 3,305
Somerset | 4,048  | 64.59%  | 1,833  | 29.25%  | 212  | 3.38%  | 174  | 2.78%  | 6,267
Waldo | 3,800  | 64.90%  | 1,434  | 24.49%  | 537  | 9.17%  | 84  | 1.43%  | 5,855
Washington | 3,515  | 56.17%  | 2,320  | 37.07%  | 348  | 5.56%  | 75  | 1.20%  | 6,258
York | 6,460  | 57.49%  | 4,389  | 39.06%  | 294  | 2.62%  | 93  | 0.83%  | 11,236
Total  | 62,811  | 62.24%  | 29,693  | 29.42%  | 6,368  | 6.31%  | 2,046  | 2.03%  | 100,918

## See also

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* United States presidential elections in Maine

## References

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1. ^ "1860 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
2. ^ "1860 Presidential General Election Results - Maine". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
3. ^ "Presidential Results: Maine, 1860". votearchive.com. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

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Elections and referendums in Maine

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