1860 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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.

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1860 United States presidential election in Louisiana

November 6, 1860

Nominee John Breckenridge John Bell Stephen A. Douglas Party Southern Democratic Constitutional Union Democratic Home state Kentucky Tennessee Illinois Running mate Joseph Lane Edward Everett Herschel V. Johnson Electoral vote 6 0 0 Popular vote 22,681 20,204 7,625 Percentage 44.90% 40.00% 15.10%

President before election James Buchanan Democratic Elected President Abraham Lincoln Republican

Louisiana 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.

Results

1860 United States presidential election in Louisiana[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	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%

References

1. "1860 Presidential General Election Results - Louisiana".