The 1860 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose 35 electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. New York was the tipping state in this election, and had Lincoln lost it there would have been a contingent election decided by Congress.
1860 United States presidential election in New York
Lincoln won New York by a margin of 7.42 percentage points.
New York in the election was one of the four states that had a fusion ticket for the Democratic Party. The other three states were New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
New York was key to the election; a Lincoln loss there would deadlock the Electoral College. Soon after his return from his Midwest tour, Seward embarked on another, speaking to large crowds across the state of New York. At his advisor Thurlow Weed's urging, he went to New York City and gave a patriotic speech before a large crowd on November 3, only three days before the election.[2]
^The slate of electors were pledged to 3 different candidates: 18 to Douglas, 10 to Bell, and 7 to Breckinridge.[4]
ReferencesEdit
^Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
^Van Deusen, Glyndon (1967). William Henry Seward. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 234–235. OCLC 426046.
^"1860 Presidential General Election Results — New York". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
^Dubin, Michael J., United States Presidential Elections, 1788–1860: The Official Results by County and State, McFarland & Company, 2002, p. 187
^"County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
October 28, 2023
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Main article 1860 United States presidential election The 1860 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 6 1860 as part of the 1860 United States presidential election Voters chose 35 electors of the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president New York was the tipping state in this election and had Lincoln lost it there would have been a contingent election decided by Congress 1860 United States presidential election in New York 1856 November 6 1860 1864 Turnout95 5 1 5 6 pp Nominee Abraham Lincoln Stephen Douglas Dem John Bell CU John C Breckinridge SD Party Republican FusionHome state Illinois Illinois Douglas Tennessee Bell Kentucky Breckinridge Running mate Hannibal Hamlin Herschel V Johnson Dem Edward Everett CU Joseph Lane SD Electoral vote 35 0Popular vote 362 646 312 510Percentage 53 71 46 29 County Results Lincoln 50 60 60 70 70 80 Douglas 50 60 60 70 70 80 President before electionJames BuchananDemocratic Elected President Abraham LincolnRepublicanNew York was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln who defeated the Democratic fusion ticket Lincoln won New York by a margin of 7 42 percentage points New York in the election was one of the four states that had a fusion ticket for the Democratic Party The other three states were New Jersey Pennsylvania and Rhode Island New York was home to a prominent Republican politician William H Seward who was widely expected to be nominated in the Republican Convention New York was key to the election a Lincoln loss there would deadlock the Electoral College Soon after his return from his Midwest tour Seward embarked on another speaking to large crowds across the state of New York At his advisor Thurlow Weed s urging he went to New York City and gave a patriotic speech before a large crowd on November 3 only three days before the election 2 Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by county 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesResults Edit1860 United States presidential election in New York 3 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesRepublican Abraham Lincoln 362 646 53 71 35Fusion a Stephen A Douglas John Bell John C Breckinridge 312 510 46 29 0Totals 675 156 100 0 35Results by county Edit County Abraham LincolnRepublican Stephen Arnold Douglas John Bell John Cabell BreckinridgeFusion Margin Total votes cast 5 Albany 9 835 46 88 11 145 53 12 1 310 6 24 20 980Allegany 6 443 71 80 2 530 28 20 3 913 43 61 8 973Broome 4 554 61 29 2 876 38 71 1 678 22 58 7 430Cattaraugus 5 955 63 59 3 409 36 41 2 546 27 19 9 364Cayuga 7 922 66 71 3 954 33 29 3 968 33 41 11 876Chautauqua 8 481 69 78 3 673 30 22 4 808 39 56 12 154Chemung 2 949 54 34 2 478 45 66 471 8 68 5 427Chenango 5 685 60 67 3 686 39 33 1 999 21 33 9 371Clinton 3 961 54 78 3 270 45 22 691 9 56 7 231Columbia 5 108 51 96 4 722 48 04 386 3 93 9 830Cortland 3 893 69 46 1 712 30 54 2 181 38 91 5 605Delaware 5 001 60 89 3 212 39 11 1 789 21 78 8 213Dutchess 6 763 52 70 6 071 47 30 692 5 39 12 834Erie 12 430 53 31 10 885 46 69 1 545 6 63 23 315Essex 3 454 65 83 1 793 34 17 1 661 31 66 5 247Franklin 3 103 68 88 1 402 31 12 1 701 37 76 4 505Fulton 2 977 55 07 2 429 44 93 548 10 14 5 406Genesee 4 464 64 51 2 456 35 49 2 008 29 02 6 920Greene 3 137 47 02 3 534 52 98 397 5 95 6 671Hamilton 134 22 30 467 77 70 333 55 41 601Herkimer 5 302 61 20 3 362 38 80 1 940 22 39 8 664Jefferson 8 796 61 39 5 531 38 61 3 265 22 79 14 327Kings 15 883 43 56 20 583 56 44 4 700 12 89 36 466Lewis 3 257 58 89 2 274 41 11 983 17 77 5 531Livingston 5 178 58 85 3 621 41 15 1 557 17 70 8 799Madison 6 289 66 17 3 216 33 83 3 073 32 33 9 505Monroe 10 808 59 72 7 291 40 28 3 517 19 43 18 099Montgomery 3 528 52 03 3 253 47 97 275 4 06 6 781New York 33 290 34 83 62 293 65 17 29 003 30 34 95 583Niagara 4 992 57 16 3 741 42 84 1 251 14 32 8 733Oneida 12 508 58 13 9 011 41 87 3 497 16 25 21 519Onondaga 11 243 60 89 7 222 39 11 4 021 21 78 18 465Ontario 5 764 61 33 3 634 38 67 2 130 22 66 9 398Orange 5 898 49 53 6 011 50 47 113 0 95 11 909Orleans 3 859 63 21 2 246 36 79 1 613 26 42 6 105Oswego 9 076 62 64 5 414 37 36 3 662 25 27 14 490Otsego 6 543 56 39 5 061 43 61 1 482 12 77 11 604Putnam 1 243 48 40 1 325 51 60 82 3 19 2 568Queens 3 749 46 05 4 392 53 95 643 7 90 8 141Rensselaer 8 464 49 92 8 492 50 08 28 0 17 16 956Richmond 1 408 37 27 2 370 62 73 962 25 46 3 778Rockland 1 410 37 31 2 369 62 69 959 25 38 3 779St Lawrence 11 324 73 86 4 007 26 14 7 317 47 73 15 331Saratoga 5 900 56 45 4 552 43 55 1 348 12 90 10 452Schenectady 2 154 51 93 1 994 48 07 160 3 86 4 148Schoharie 3 279 43 77 4 213 56 23 934 12 47 7 492Schuyler 2 551 59 90 1 708 40 10 843 19 79 4 259Seneca 3 025 50 29 2 990 49 71 35 0 58 6 015Steuben 8 250 62 16 5 023 37 84 3 227 24 31 13 273Suffolk 3 756 51 63 3 519 48 37 237 3 26 7 275Sullivan 2 944 48 15 3 170 51 85 226 3 70 6 114Tioga 3 760 57 78 2 748 42 22 1 012 15 55 6 508Tompkins 4 348 58 96 3 026 41 04 1 322 17 93 7 374Ulster 6 775 52 01 6 252 47 99 523 4 01 13 027Warren 2 719 57 99 1 970 42 01 749 15 97 4 689Washington 6 173 63 94 3 482 36 06 2 691 27 87 9 655Wayne 6 668 62 87 3 938 37 13 2 730 25 74 10 606Westchester 6 771 45 59 8 081 54 41 1 310 8 82 14 852Wyoming 4 498 65 30 2 390 34 70 2 108 30 60 6 888Yates 3 014 67 28 1 466 32 72 1 548 34 55 4 480Totals 362 646 53 68 312 945 46 32 49 701 7 36 675 591See also EditUnited States presidential elections in New YorkNotes Edit The slate of electors were pledged to 3 different candidates 18 to Douglas 10 to Bell and 7 to Breckinridge 4 References Edit Bicentennial Edition Historical Statistics of the United States Colonial Times to 1970 part 2 p 1072 Van Deusen Glyndon 1967 William Henry Seward New York Oxford University Press pp 234 235 OCLC 426046 1860 Presidential General Election Results New York U S Election Atlas Retrieved August 3 2012 Dubin Michael J United States Presidential Elections 1788 1860 The Official Results by County and State McFarland amp Company 2002 p 187 County Project WIP Google Docs Retrieved November 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