Republican Party candidate and president-elect Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in Tennessee. Tennessee was the only one of ten states where Lincoln was not on the ballot that would be carried by a candidate other than Breckinridge. Nonetheless, this is the last election in which UnionistCocke County and Hancock County were not carried by the Republican presidential nominee.[1]
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1860 United States presidential election in Tennessee[2]
1860, united, states, presidential, election, tennessee, main, article, 1860, united, states, presidential, election, took, place, november, 1860, part, 1860, united, states, presidential, election, tennessee, voters, chose, representatives, electors, electora. Main article 1860 United States presidential election The 1860 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 6 1860 as part of the 1860 United States presidential election Tennessee voters chose 12 representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1860 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1856 November 6 1860 1864 Nominee John Bell John Breckenridge Stephen A DouglasParty Constitutional Union Southern Democratic DemocraticHome state Tennessee Kentucky IllinoisRunning mate Edward Everett Joseph Lane Herschel V JohnsonElectoral vote 12 0 0Popular vote 69 728 65 097 11 281Percentage 47 72 44 55 7 72 County Results Bell 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Breckinridge 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Douglas 40 50 Unknown No Vote President before electionJames BuchananDemocratic Elected President Abraham LincolnRepublicanTennessee was won by the Senator John Bell CU Tennessee running with the 15th Governor of Massachusetts Edward Everett with 47 72 percent of the popular vote against the 14th Vice President of the United States John Breckenridge SD Kentucky running with Senator Joseph Lane with 44 55 percent of the popular vote and Senator Stephen A Douglas D Illinois running with 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V Johnson with 7 72 percent of the popular vote Republican Party candidate and president elect Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in Tennessee Tennessee was the only one of ten states where Lincoln was not on the ballot that would be carried by a candidate other than Breckinridge Nonetheless this is the last election in which Unionist Cocke County and Hancock County were not carried by the Republican presidential nominee 1 Results edit1860 United States presidential election in Tennessee 2 Party Candidate Votes Constitutional Union John Bell 69 728 47 72 Southern Democratic John C Breckinridge 65 097 44 55 Democratic Stephen A Douglas 11 281 7 72 Total votes 146 106 100 References edit Menendez Albert J The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States 1868 2004 pp 298 304 ISBN 0786422173 1860 Presidential Election Results Tennessee Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1860 United States presidential election in Tennessee amp oldid 1173611018, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
