1860 United States presidential election in Oregon

1860 United States presidential election in Oregon

November 6, 1860 1864 →
 
Nominee Abraham Lincoln John C. Breckinridge Stephen A. Douglas
Party Republican Southern Democratic Democratic
Home state Illinois Kentucky Illinois
Running mate Hannibal Hamlin Joseph Lane Herschel V. Johnson
Electoral vote 3 0 0
Popular vote 5,344 5,074 4,131
Percentage 36.20% 34.37% 27.99%

County Results

President before election

James Buchanan
Democratic

Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

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

Oregon voted in its first ever presidential election, having become the 33rd state on February 14, 1859. The state was won by the Republican nominee, Illinois Representative Abraham Lincoln and his running mate Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. They defeated the Southern Democratic nominee 14th Vice President of the United States John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky and his running mate Senator Joseph Lane of Oregon as well as Democratic nominee Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois and his running mate 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson. Lincoln won the state by a narrow margin of 1.83%.

Oregon was the only state where the first and second-place finishers matched the first and second place national finishers in the electoral college (Lincoln first, then Breckinridge in second).

Results

1860 United States presidential election in Oregon[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Abraham Lincoln 5,344 36.20%
Southern Democratic John C. Breckinridge 5,074 34.37%
Democratic Stephen A. Douglas 4,131 27.99%
Constitutional Union John Bell 212 1.44%
Total votes 14,761 100%

Results By County

1860 United States Presidential Election in Oregon (By County)[2][3]
County Abraham Lincoln

Republican

John C. Breckinridge

Southern Democratic

Stephen A. Douglas

Democratic

John Bell

Constitutional Union

Total Votes Cast
# % # % # % # %
Benton 213 28.86% 392 53.12% 130 17.62% 3 0.41% 738
Clackamas 410 44.86% 323 35.34% 179 19.58% 2 0.22% 914
Clatsop 68 50.37% 29 21.48% 38 28.15% 0 0.00% 135
Columbia 62 43.36% 36 25.17% 45 31.47% 0 0.00% 143
Coos 71 38.17% 22 11.83% 90 48.39% 3 1.61% 186
Curry 42 24.71% 53 31.18% 69 40.59% 6 3.53% 170
Douglas 322 28.37% 506 44.58% 284 25.02% 23 2.03% 1,135
Jackson 377 24.53% 672 43.72% 399 25.96% 89 5.79% 1,537
Josephine 253 30.37% 351 42.14% 211 25.33% 18 2.16% 833
Lane 507 41.09% 565 45.79% 155 12.56% 7 0.57% 1,234
Linn 582 37.14% 672 42.88% 308 19.66% 5 0.32% 1,567
Marion 598 33.86% 286 16.19% 865 48.98% 17 0.96% 1,766
Multnomah 571 47.54% 261 21.73% 364 30.31% 5 0.42% 1,201
Polk 191 23.58% 215 26.54% 400 49.38% 4 0.49% 810
Tillamook 11 34.38% 13 40.63% 8 25.00% 0 0.00% 32
Umpqua 151 50.67% 75 25.17% 72 24.16% 0 0.00% 298
Wasco 168 29.42% 255 44.66% 148 25.92% 0 0.00% 571
Washington 371 57.43% 138 21.36% 134 20.74% 3 0.46% 646
Yamhill 415 48.82% 217 25.53% 211 24.82% 7 0.82% 850
Total 5,344 36.20% 5,074 34.37% 4,131 27.99% 212 1.44% 14,761

See also

References

  1. ^ "1860 Presidential Election Results Oregon".
  2. ^ The Tribune Almanac and Political Register. Tribune Association. 1861.
  3. ^ Dubin, Michael J. United States Presidential Elections. 1788-1870: The Official Results by County and State. ISBN 978-0-7864-6422-7.