1860 United States presidential election in Minnesota

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

Minnesota voted in its first ever United States presidential election, having been admitted as the 32nd state on May 11, 1858. The state was won by Illinois Representative Abraham Lincoln (Republican Party (United States)), running with Senator Hannibal Hamlin, with 63.44% of the popular vote, against Senator Stephen A. Douglas (D–Illinois), running with 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson, with 34.27% of the popular vote.

With 63.44% of the popular vote, Lincoln's victory within the state would be his second strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote in the 1860 election after Vermont. Minnesota would not vote Democratic until Franklin D. Roosevelt won it in 1932, 72 years later.

Results

Results by county County Abraham LincolnMinnesota Legislative Manual 1871Republican Stephen DouglasDemocratic John C. BreckinridgeSouthern Democratic John BellConstitutional Union Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Anoka 277 63.53% 150 34.40% 9 2.06% 0 0.00% 127 29.13% 436 Blue Earth 677 62.98% 374 34.79% 24 2.23% 0 0.00% 303 28.19% 1,075 Brown 408 80.16% 91 17.88% 10 1.96% 0 0.00% 317 62.28% 509 Carver 504 60.80% 324 39.08% 1 0.12% 0 0.00% 180 21.72% 829 Chisago 379 81.16% 64 13.70% 24 5.14% 0 0.00% 315 67.46% 467 Dakota 1,022 53.06% 882 45.79% 22 1.14% 0 0.00% 140 7.27% 1,926 Dodge 580 69.21% 205 24.46% 53 6.32% 0 0.00% 375 44.75% 838 Faribault 270 80.36% 63 18.75% 3 0.89% 0 0.00% 207 61.61% 336 Fillmore 1,610 65.90% 809 33.12% 24 0.98% 0 0.00% 801 32.78% 2,443 Freeborn 595 75.80% 188 23.95% 2 0.25% 0 0.00% 407 51.85% 785 Goodhue 1,352 75.19% 429 23.86% 17 0.95% 0 0.00% 923 51.33% 1,798 Hennepin 1,770 70.07% 705 27.91% 47 1.86% 4 0.16% 1,065 42.16% 2,526 Houston 594 48.73% 622 51.03% 3 0.25% 0 0.00% -28 -2.30% 1,219 Isanti 41 85.42% 7 14.58% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 34 70.84% 48 Kanabec 15 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 15 100.00% 15 Kandiyohi 13 81.25% 3 18.75% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 10 62.50% 16 Le Sueur 566 50.04% 555 49.07% 9 0.80% 1 0.09% 11 0.97% 1,131 McLeod 240 74.77% 81 25.23% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 159 49.54% 321 Martin 40 86.96% 6 13.04% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 34 73.92% 46 Meeker 166 64.09% 83 32.05% 9 3.47% 1 0.39% 83 32.04% 259 Mille Lacs 18 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 18 100.00% 18 Monongalia 42 71.19% 17 28.81% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 35 42.38% 59 Morrison 53 35.33% 93 62.00% 4 2.67% 0 0.00% -40 -26.67% 150 Mower 501 72.09% 194 27.91% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 307 44.18% 695 Nicollet 461 59.25% 291 37.40% 25 3.21% 1 0.13% 170 21.85% 778 Olmsted 1,348 75.90% 404 22.75% 24 1.35% 0 0.00% 944 53.15% 1,776 Otter Tail 5 45.45% 6 54.45% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1 -9.00% 11 Ramsey 1,234 49.36% 1,107 44.28% 143 5.72% 16 0.64% 127 5.08% 2,500 Renville 89 60.54% 41 27.89% 15 10.20% 2 1.36% 48 32.65% 147 Rice 996 66.09% 503 33.38% 8 0.53% 0 0.00% 493 32.71% 1,507 Saint Louis 40 58.22% 22 32.35% 6 8.82% 0 0.00% 18 25.87% 68 Scott 529 43.76% 642 53.10% 38 3.14% 0 0.00% -113 -9.34% 1,209 Sherburne 120 66.67% 58 32.22% 2 1.11% 0 0.00% 62 34.45% 180 Sibley 397 49.69% 384 48.06% 18 2.25% 0 0.00% 13 1.63% 799 Stearns 438 47.00% 482 51.72% 12 1.29% 0 0.00% -44 -4.72% 932 Steele 523 76.02% 157 22.82% 8 1.16% 0 0.00% 366 53.20% 688 Toombs 7 70.00% 3 30.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 4 40.00% 10 Wabasha 1,231 63.29% 550 28.28% 150 7.71% 14 0.72% 681 35.01% 1,945 Waseca 304 68.01% 143 31.99% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 164 36.02% 447 Washington 752 62.41% 422 35.02% 19 1.58% 12 1.00% 330 27.39% 1,205 Winona 1,209 68.02% 571 30.08% 36 1.90% 0 0.00% 1,816 37.94% 1,816 Wright 572 74.87% 188 24.61% 4 0.52% 0 0.00% 384 50.26% 764Totals22,06963.44%11,92034.27%7482.15%500.14%10,14929.17%34,787

See also United States presidential elections in Minnesota

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