This was the first time Louisiana ever voted for a losing candidate since it began popular vote elections for president in 1828. Even when its vote was chosen by the state legislature, the only time it voted for a candidate who did not win was in 1824, when it voted for Andrew Jackson, but Jackson won the nationwide popular vote. Thus, this was the first time Louisiana ever voted by any means for a candidate who lost the electoral vote and popular vote.[1]
Results
1860 United States presidential election in Louisiana[2]
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August 22, 2023
1860, united, states, presidential, election, louisiana, main, article, 1860, united, states, presidential, election, took, place, november, 1860, part, 1860, united, states, presidential, election, louisiana, voters, chose, representatives, electors, electora. Main article 1860 United States presidential election The 1860 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 6 1860 as part of the 1860 United States presidential election Louisiana voters chose six representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1860 United States presidential election in Louisiana 1856 November 6 1860 1864 Nominee John Breckenridge John Bell Stephen A DouglasParty Southern Democratic Constitutional Union DemocraticHome state Kentucky Tennessee IllinoisRunning mate Joseph Lane Edward Everett Herschel V JohnsonElectoral vote 6 0 0Popular vote 22 681 20 204 7 625Percentage 44 90 40 00 15 10 Parish Results Breckinridge 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 90 100 Bell 40 50 50 60 60 70 Douglas 40 50 President before electionJames BuchananDemocratic Elected President Abraham LincolnRepublicanLouisiana was won by Southern Democratic candidate Vice President John C Breckinridge and his running with Senator Joseph Lane of Oregon The ticket defeated the Constitution Union ticket of Senator John Bell of Tennessee and his running mate Massachusetts Governor Edward Everett along with Northern Democrat Senator Stephen A Douglas of Illinois and his running mate Georgia Governor Herschel V Johnson Breckinridge won the state by a narrow margin of 4 90 Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in the state This was the first time Louisiana ever voted for a losing candidate since it began popular vote elections for president in 1828 Even when its vote was chosen by the state legislature the only time it voted for a candidate who did not win was in 1824 when it voted for Andrew Jackson but Jackson won the nationwide popular vote Thus this was the first time Louisiana ever voted by any means for a candidate who lost the electoral vote and popular vote 1 Results Edit1860 United States presidential election in Louisiana 2 Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral voteCount Count Southern Democratic John C Breckinridge of Kentucky Joseph Lane of Oregon 22 681 44 90 6 100 00 Constitutional Union John Bell of Tennessee Edward Everett of Massachusetts 20 204 40 00 0 0 00 Democratic Stephen A Douglas of Illinois Herschel Vespasian Johnson of Georgia 7 625 15 10 0 0 00 Total 50 510 100 00 6 100 00 See also EditUnited States presidential elections in LouisianaReferences Edit Historical U S Presidential Elections 1789 2020 270toWin 270toWin com Retrieved 2022 05 03 1860 Presidential General Election Results Louisiana Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1860 United States presidential election in Louisiana amp oldid 1168823182, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
