The 1860 presidential election in Michigan began a trend in which the state would vote the same as Pennsylvania, as the two states would vote in lockstep with each other on all but three occasions since Lincoln’s victory - 1932, 1940, and 1976.
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1860 United States presidential election in Michigan[1]
1860, united, states, presidential, election, michigan, main, article, 1860, united, states, presidential, election, took, place, november, 1860, part, 1860, united, states, presidential, election, voters, chose, representatives, electors, electoral, college, . Main article 1860 United States presidential election The 1860 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 6 1860 as part of the 1860 United States presidential election Voters chose six representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1 1860 United States presidential election in Michigan 1856 November 6 1860 1864 Nominee Abraham Lincoln Stephen A Douglas Party Republican Democratic Home state Illinois Illinois Running mate Hannibal Hamlin Herschel V Johnson Electoral vote 6 0 Popular vote 88 450 64 889 Percentage 57 23 41 99 County Results Lincoln 50 60 60 70 70 80 Douglas 50 60 60 70 70 80 President before election James Buchanan Democratic Elected President Abraham Lincoln Republican Michigan was won by the Republican nominee Illinois Representative Abraham Lincoln and his running mate Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine They defeated the Democratic nominee Senator Stephen A Douglas of Illinois and his running mate with 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V Johnson 1 Lincoln won the state by a margin of 15 24 The 1860 presidential election in Michigan began a trend in which the state would vote the same as Pennsylvania as the two states would vote in lockstep with each other on all but three occasions since Lincoln s victory 1932 1940 and 1976 Results edit1860 United States presidential election in Michigan 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Abraham Lincoln 88 450 57 23 Democratic Stephen A Douglas 64 889 41 99 Southern Democratic John C Breckinridge 805 0 52 Constitutional Union John Bell 405 0 26 Total votes 154 549 100 See also editUnited States presidential elections in MichiganReferences edit a b c 1860 Presidential Election Results Michigan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1860 United States presidential election in Michigan amp oldid 1210292804, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
