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1860 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1860 United States presidential election in Connecticut

| country = Connecticut

| type = presidential

| ongoing =no

| previous_election = 1856 United States presidential election in Connecticut

| previous_year = 1856

| next_election = 1864 United States presidential election in Connecticut

| next_year = 1864

| election_date = November 2, 1860

| image_size = x160px

| image1 = Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Hesler, 1860-restored (cropped).png

| nominee1 = Abraham Lincoln

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| home_state1 = Illinois

| running_mate1 = Hannibal Hamlin

| electoral_vote1 = 6

| popular_vote1 = 43,486

| percentage1 = 53.86%

| image2 = Senator Stephen A. Douglas (edited).png

| nominee2 = Stephen A. Douglas

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| home_state2 = Illinois

| running_mate2 = Herschel V. Johnson

| electoral_vote2 = 0

| popular_vote2 = 17,364

| percentage2 = 21.50%

| image3 = John C Breckinridge-04775-restored.jpg

| nominee3 = John C. Breckinridge

| party3 = Southern Democratic (United States)

| home_state3 = Kentucky

| running_mate3 = Joseph Lane

| electoral_vote3 = 0

| popular_vote3 = 16,558

| percentage3 = 20.51%

| map_image = {{switcher|250px

|County Results

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|Municipality Results

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| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County Results

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Lincoln

{{legend|#FFCCD0|30–40%}}

{{legend|#F2B3BE|40–50%}}

{{legend|#e27f90|50–60%}}

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{{legend|#D40000|70–80%}}

{{legend|#AA0000|80–90%}}

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Douglas

{{legend|#D3E7FF|30–40%}}

{{legend|#B9D7FF|40–50%}}

{{legend|#86B6F2|50–60%}}

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Breckinridge

{{legend|#e5f6e1ff|30–40%}}

{{legend|#c5e9beff|40–50%}}

{{legend|#a1d99bff|50–60%}}

{{legend|#74c476ff|60–70%}}

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| title = President

| before_election = James Buchanan

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Abraham Lincoln

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

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{{Elections in Connecticut sidebar}}

The 1860 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose six electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Connecticut was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln, who won by a margin of 32.36%.

Results

{{Election box runningmate begin | title=1860 United States presidential election in Connecticut{{cite web|title=1860 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=9&year=1860&f=0&off=0&elect=0|publisher=U.S. Election Atlas|access-date=24 December 2013}}}}

{{Election box US candidate with party link

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Abraham Lincoln

|homestate = Illinois

|vp_name = Hannibal Hamlin

|vp_state = Maine

|votes = 43,486

|percentage = 53.86%

|ev = 6

|evprct = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box US candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Stephen Arnold Douglas

|homestate = Illinois

|vp_name = Herschel Vespasian Johnson

|vp_state = Georgia

|votes = 17,364

|percentage = 21.50%

|ev = 0

|evprct = 0.00%

}}

{{Election box US candidate with party link

|party = Southern Democratic (United States)

|candidate = John Cabell Breckinridge

|homestate = Kentucky

|vp_name = Joseph Lane

|vp_state = Oregon

|votes = 16,558

|percentage = 20.51%

|ev = 0

|evprct = 0.00%

}}

{{Election box US candidate with party link

|party = Constitutional Union Party (United States)

|candidate = John Bell

|homestate = Tennessee

|vp_name = Edward Everett

|vp_state = Massachusetts

|votes = 3,337

|percentage = 4.13%

|ev = 0

|evprct = 0.00%

}}

{{Election runningmate box total|

|votes = 80,745

|percentage = 100.00%

|ev = 6

|evprct = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box end}}

= Results by county =

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! rowspan="2" |County

! colspan="2" |Abraham Lincoln

Republican

! colspan="2" |Stephen A. Douglas

Democratic

! colspan="2" |John C. Breckinridge

Southern Democratic

! colspan="2" | John Bell

Constitutional Union

! colspan="2" |Margin

! rowspan="2" |Total Votes Cast{{Cite web |title=County Project (WIP) |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qW_PF3ONwrR0pp6tZpxvcin0GN5O2VOZfBrtJNhjv3Y/edit?gid=1362497683&usp=embed_facebook |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Google Docs |language=en-US}}

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |Fairfield

|{{party shading/Republican}} |7,025

|{{party shading/Republican}} |43.66%

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |3,177

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |19.74%

|{{party shading/Southern Democratic}} |3,835

|{{party shading/Southern Democratic}} |23.83%

|{{party shading/Constitutional Union}} |2,055

|{{party shading/Constitutional Union}} |12.77%

|{{party shading/Republican}} |3,190{{efn|name="BreckinridgedDouglas"|In this county where Breckinridge ran second ahead of Douglas, margin given is Lincoln vote minus Breckinridge vote and percentage margin Lincoln percentage minus Breckinridge percentage.}}

|{{party shading/Republican}} |19.83%

|{{party shading/Republican}} |16,092

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |Hartford

|{{party shading/Republican}} |8,510

|{{party shading/Republican}} |56.15%

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |3,257

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |21.49%

|{{party shading/Southern Democratic}} |3,088

|{{party shading/Southern Democratic}} |20.37%

|{{party shading/Constitutional Union}} |301

|{{party shading/Constitutional Union}} |1.99%

|{{party shading/Republican}} |5,253

|{{party shading/Republican}} |34.66%

|{{party shading/Republican}} |15,156

style="text-align:center;"

|{{party shading/Republican}} |Litchfield

|{{party shading/Republican}} |4,812

|{{party shading/Republican}} |59.04%

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |1,727

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |21.19%

|{{party shading/Southern Democratic}} |1,567

|{{party shading/Southern Democratic}} |19.23%

|{{party shading/Constitutional Union}} |44

|{{party shading/Constitutional Union}} |0.54%

|{{party shading/Republican}} |3,085

|{{party shading/Republican}} |37.85%

|{{party shading/Republican}} |8,150

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |Middlesex

|{{party shading/Republican}} |2,886

|{{party shading/Republican}} |52.38%

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |1,180

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |21.42%

|{{party shading/Southern Democratic}} |1,335

|{{party shading/Southern Democratic}} |24.23%

|{{party shading/Constitutional Union}} |109

|{{party shading/Constitutional Union}} |1.98%

|{{party shading/Republican}} |1,551{{efn|name="BreckinridgedDouglas"}}

|{{party shading/Republican}} |28.15%

|{{party shading/Republican}} |5,510

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |New Haven

|{{party shading/Republican}} |8,668

|{{party shading/Republican}} |52.41%

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |2,931

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |17.72%

|{{party shading/Southern Democratic}} |4,368

|{{party shading/Southern Democratic}} |26.41%

|{{party shading/Constitutional Union}} |573

|{{party shading/Constitutional Union}} |3.46%

|{{party shading/Republican}} |4,300{{efn|name="BreckinridgedDouglas"}}

|{{party shading/Republican}} |26.00%

|{{party shading/Republican}} |16,540

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |New London

|{{party shading/Republican}} |5,474

|{{party shading/Republican}} |57.74%

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |2,597

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |27.39%

|{{party shading/Southern Democratic}} |1,199

|{{party shading/Southern Democratic}} |12.65%

|{{party shading/Constitutional Union}} |211

|{{party shading/Constitutional Union}} |2.23%

|{{party shading/Republican}} |2,877

|{{party shading/Republican}} |30.35%

|{{party shading/Republican}} |9,481

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |Tolland

|{{party shading/Republican}} |2,494

|{{party shading/Republican}} |60.39%

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |1,139

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |27.58%

|{{party shading/Southern Democratic}} |479

|{{party shading/Southern Democratic}} |11.60%

|{{party shading/Constitutional Union}} |18

|{{party shading/Constitutional Union}} |0.44%

|{{party shading/Republican}} |1,355

|{{party shading/Republican}} |32.81%

|{{party shading/Republican}} |4,130

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |Windham

|{{party shading/Republican}} |3,619

|{{party shading/Republican}} |67.04%

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |1,456

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |26.97%

|{{party shading/Southern Democratic}} |303

|{{party shading/Southern Democratic}} |5.61%

|{{party shading/Constitutional Union}} |20

|{{party shading/Constitutional Union}} |0.37%

|{{party shading/Republican}} |2,163

|{{party shading/Republican}} |40.07%

|{{party shading/Republican}} |5,398

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!Totals:

!43,486

!53.86%

!17,364

!21.50%

!16,558

!20.51%

!3,337

!4.13%

!26,122

!32.36%

!80,745

== Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican ==

See also

Notes

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References

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