1860, united, states, presidential, election, mississippi, main, article, 1860, united, states, presidential, election, took, place, november, 1860, part, 1860, united, states, presidential, election, mississippi, voters, chose, seven, representatives, elector. Main article 1860 United States presidential election The 1860 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 6 1860 as part of the 1860 United States presidential election Mississippi voters chose seven representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1860 United States presidential election in Mississippi 1856 November 6 1860 1872 Nominee John C Breckinridge John BellParty Southern Democratic Constitutional UnionHome state Kentucky TennesseeRunning mate Joseph Lane Edward EverettElectoral vote 7 0Popular vote 40 768 25 045Percentage 59 00 36 25 County Results Breckinridge 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Bell 40 50 50 60 President before electionJames BuchananDemocratic Elected President Abraham LincolnRepublicanMississippi was won by the Southern Democratic candidate 14th Vice President of the United States John C Breckinridge of Kentucky and his running mate Senator Joseph Lane of Oregon They defeated the Constitutional Union candidate Senator John Bell of Tennessee and running mate 15th Governor of Massachusetts Edward Everett as well as the Democratic candidate 15th Senator Stephen A Douglas of Illinois and his running mate 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V Johnson Breckinridge won the state by a margin of 22 75 The Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in the state Results edit1860 United States presidential election in Mississippi 1 Party Candidate Votes Southern Democratic John C Breckinridge 40 768 59 00 Constitutional Union John Bell 25 045 36 25 Democratic Stephen A Douglas 3 282 4 75 Total votes 69 095 100 See also editUnited States presidential elections in MississippiReferences edit 1860 Presidential Election Results Mississippi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1860 United States presidential election in Mississippi amp oldid 1210697918, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
